Obama will end 'don't ask, don't tell'

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

(01-13) 20:21 PST -- President Obama will end the 15-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has prevented homosexual and bisexual men and women from serving openly within the U.S. military, a spokesman for the president-elect said.

...

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, responding on the transition team's Web site to a Michigan resident who asked if the new administration planned to get rid of the policy, said:

"You don't hear politicians give a one-word answer much. But it's 'Yes.' "

...

An ABC poll in July found that three-quarters of Americans supported allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military compared to 44 percent of Americans who expressed the same support in 1993, when President Bill Clinton approved "don't ask, don't tell" as what he called an "honorable compromise" that nevertheless bitterly disappointed his supporters in the gay community.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...itics&tsp=1

[mendeleev 69]

Its about time.

[MrsCat 6]

^ agreed.

[Amby 490]

amby agrees too

[MrsCat 6]

Oh Mox - you do dream.

[Danno 1,228]

And while I can hear all the naysayers screaming and throwing tantrums, let me just make this prediction right here and now so that 4 years from now somebody can come back and throw it in my face: after homosexuals are allowed to serve openly, the armed forces will still be a strong, cohesive, modern fighting force. Anarchy will not reign down on our fighting men and women, and our soldiers and sailors will not become so demoralized that they will flee in the face of the enemy. I know, I know, I'm really going out on a limb here.

I don't recall anyone predicting that would happen.

I suppose your statement would also be true if we made them fight without proper equipment too, are you suggesting "they really don't need boots?".

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Ah, then you haven't been keeping up with the 24-hour cable news cycle.

to his credit, if true

[one...two...tree 2,762]

[Danno 1,228]

Ah, then you haven't been keeping up with the 24-hour cable news cycle.

to his credit, if true

It's true.... no access to the 24-hour cable news cycle.

But I admit, if I had it, I'd watch.