Gates Continues Dragging His Feet On DADT

[unhappycamper]

unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (Righthaven LLC?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, I’ve decided to give ya’ll an unhappycamper summary of the article and a link to the OP. To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.

To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.

Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.

unhappycamper summary of this article: It is what it is. :(




Quick appeal possible for ban on gays
By Anne Gearan and Pete Yost - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 14, 2010 6:07:58 EDT

A day after the federal judge in California ordered the Pentagon to cease enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, Gates told reporters traveling with him in Europe that repealing the law should be a question for Congress — and only after the Pentagon completes its study of the issue.

[xchrom]

1. what? -- oy. nt

[bullwinkle428]

2. So Gates becomes the scapegoat? I guess that's how Obama wants

to play this out.

[PDittie]

3. Gates IS the problem

Of course if Obama leans on him, then he quits. Not a good scenario three weeks before Election Day. But I bet he will be gone before the end of the year.

edit: for pselling