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Entries by Aubrey Sarvis from 09/2009

Time for Mullen and Gates to Take a Clear Stand on DADT

| Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics
Read More: Casualties of War, Don't Ask Don't Tell, White House, LGBT Issues, Senator Mark Udall, President Obama, Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral Mike Mullen, Confirmation Hearing Chairman Joint Chiefs, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Politics News

If Admiral Mullen and Secretary Gates are asked towards the end of the year whether they are prepared to sign off on repeal language of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, what will their answers be?

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Who's Leading the DADT Debate?

| Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
Read More: Bill Clinton, House of Representatives, Congress, Joint Forces Quarterly, George W. Bush, Harry Truman, Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral Mike Mullen, Obama Pentagon, Afghanistan War, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, H.R. 1283, Senate, Dadt, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Politics News

it is one thing to give the Pentagon considerable weight and another thing altogether to let it dictate the timing and terms of the debate, and the final decision.

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