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you left out the most amusing angle on that story, that that cowardly hypocrite McCain just tried to hide under Powell’s skirts, saying something to the effect that he would be in favor of ending DADT when Powell was…
Powell supports it because Obama is letting the military do it their way. And that will turn out to be the best way, the fastest way, and the way least likely to make the Repubs roll out their beloved Smoke Machine on this one. It’s not gonna be years, they’re just hedging their bets. Straight soldiers will just deal with knowing that Pvt. So-and-so is gay; many will not have any problem with it. Top brass are tired of losing competent personnel, especially at times of low recruitment. I’m sure they’re aware, also, of all the Arab speakers from the Army language school in Monterey, CA (a favored assignment for gays in the military, don’t ask me why) that have been kicked out, at a time when our military reeeaaaalllllly needs Arab speakers.
This is gonna get done, people.
Took you guys long enough to post this!
I’m happy that he supports DADT, just as I was happy that he endorsed Obama. But I still can’t be a fan of the man. He made it a hell of a lot easier to go to war in Iraq with his shameful sales pitch of a war he had to know was unjustified. Would we have gone to war without his support? Maybe, but I wonder…
Amazingly Britain has long had no such taboos, as this early 70s training film shows:
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI
Want it gone permanently? Get the votes in Congress. Obama has a mighty pen and will sign repeal…but the bill has to make it to his desk.
How about The Stranger help out?
How about they give out the Congressional Switchboard number (which is, by the way, 202-224-3121).
How about they give out the direct numbers for Senator Murray (202-224-2621) or Cantwell (202-224-3441) or Representative Jim McDermott (202-225-3106)?
How about posting the URL for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network ( http://www.sldn.org/ ) ?
Or is this all too constructive and contrary to Dan “Is Obama a Political One-Night Stand?” Savage’s favorite meme, placing not blame on Moses-Obama who was supposed to lead us singlehandedly to Queersrael, but instead challenging us to do some of the heavy-lifting?
I’m just askin…