Elisabeth Bumiller via The Washington Post: The chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines objected on Wednesday to a compromise plan to repeal the military’s ban on allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly, a position that put them at odds with President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
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For a president who is supposedly anti-war, it seems funny that he would authorize preparations for a war that doesn’t even exist. Mark Mazzetti via The New York Times: The secret directive, signed in September by Gen. David H. Petraeus, authorizes the sending of American Special Operations troops to both friendly and hostile nations in […]
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About. Fucking. Time. Ed O’Keefe via The Washington Post: White House officials, Democratic congressional leaders and gay rights groups met on Monday to discuss a possible repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Such a reversal would take effect after the Pentagon completes a study on how to integrate openly gay service members, […]
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When Afghan terrorists get more consideration than American civilians, it’s pretty evident we have a problem.
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I used to think that the political right saw the military as a quasi-religious institution which can do no wrong, until today when I realized that the military actually is a full blown religious institution. I was at my son’s Parents Day Out program end of the year lunch when I heard this oh-so-adorable little […]