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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:16 PM
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Pentagon to continue DADT discharges
(Washington) President Barack Obama’s top military adviser says the Pentagon has enough challenges - including two wars - without rushing to overturn a decade-old policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military and incites political and social factions on both sides.

Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is working on an assessment of what - if any - impact overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” policies would mean for the military and its culture. In the meantime, the Pentagon plans to follow the existing rules, which say gays and lesbians can serve in the military if they do not disclose their sexuality or engage in homosexual behavior.

“The president has made his strategic intent very clear, that it’s his intent at some point in time to ask Congress to change this law,” Mullen said. “I think it’s important to also know that this is the law, this isn’t a policy. And for the rules to change, a law has to be changed.”

During his presidential campaign, Obama pledged to overturn the Clinton-era policy and promised that gays and lesbians could serve openly in uniform. But he has made no specific move to do so since taking office in January. He has not set a deadline for repeal, has given the Pentagon no direct orders and has kept Capitol Hill guessing about when he might ask for a change in the law.

Mullen said the military would not start on a timeline until Congress acts.

Obama’s go-it-slow approach has drawn criticism from gay rights groups, including activists and fundraisers who met in Dallas to organize a grass-roots lobbying effort to force Obama’s hand.

Last week, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs stood at the White House podium and reiterated the president’s eventual goal, although he said the administration was fine with Congress taking the lead on the potentially divisive subject.

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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:18 PM
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1. That's crazy, they act like their bustin on the seams with over qualified GI's....
...eom
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:18 PM
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2. this is beyond fucked up
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:22 PM
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4. Yeap, we need the best people yesterday irregardless of their ....fuck it....irregardless of...
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:20 PM
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3. Because service members care NOT... at least not the ones I know
and because they are busting at the seams with qualified recruits.

Yep, this is fucked up

And the kind of change we all can believe in...

:sarcasm:
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:32 PM
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5. we need somebody worth of a profiles in courage award to change this. nobody like that presently nt
Edited on Tue May-26-09 08:32 PM by msongs
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 09:29 PM
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6. kick
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-27-09 06:22 AM
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7. Congress to continue failing to repeal it.
President to continue to let congress fail to repeal it.

Americans to continue to let segregation stand.
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