Gates Begins Process of Full DADT Repeal
As we all know, the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy represented only part of the story. See original here: Gates Begins Process of Full DADT Repeal
View ArticleUS Withdraws Some Aircraft From Libya Mission; Rebel Army Fraying
Robert Gates and Mike Mullen’s hearings yesterday in front of Congress sometimes bordered on the bizarre. Gates said that perhaps the Libyan rebels should be armed, but that other countries should do...
View ArticleNames for Successor to Gates in Defense Department Floated
Bloomberg has a list of names in the mix for succeeding Robert Gates at the Defense Department. Incidentally, the new Secretary of Defense could be the first Democrat at the position since William...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes, Petraeus Lost in Afghanistan Deliberations
Say what you will about President Obama’s Afghanistan withdrawal plan, and I have . See the original post here: Behind the Scenes, Petraeus Lost in Afghanistan Deliberations
View ArticleDADT Repeal: A 21st Century Civil Rights Victory
At 12:01am, the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy was formally repealed. Gays and lesbians can now serve freely in the US Armed Forces. The official notice from the US Army was released last...
View ArticleFormer Defense Secretary Says President Obama Had No Confidence In...
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates claims in his book that President Obama did not really believe in the war in Afghanistan even while agreeing to the troop surge. See more here: Former Defense...
View ArticleRussia Likely To Keep Crimea
After a week of saber rattling by US officials it seems the writing is on the wall. With the referendum coming in six days it looks as though Crimea will separate from Ukraine and join the Russian...
View ArticleSyrian War Expected To Take ‘Several Years’, Now Other Group In Syria ‘Threat...
Now that the US is expanding the war into Syria it seems ISIS is drifting out of focus. See the article here: Syrian War Expected To Take ‘Several Years’, Now Other Group In Syria ‘Threat To US’
View ArticleGovernment Seeks ‘Emergency Stay’ of Decision Ordering Release of Thousands...
The United States government requested an “emergency stay” of a federal court decision, which ordered thousands of photographs of detainee abuse and torture in Iraq and Afghanistan to be released....
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