Why Columbia Should Welcome ROTC: Bad policy on gays is not a good reason for a ban

8 December 2008 Wall Street Journal op-ed "Why Columbia Should Welcome ROTC: Bad policy on gays is not a good reason for a ban" by Learned Foote.  Note:  One of the leaders of Columbia Students for NROTCexplains why, despite the "Don't ask, don't tell" law , he and other gay students think it is crucial for top universities to engage actively with the military and for their ROTC graduates be a "liberalizing influence from the bottom up".  "Let us do our duty as Americans. Let us imagine a military that represents our best values."