James Conway

Separate but Equal: Gen. Conway's Housing Project and the Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell

Ian Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ian Moss

General James Conway's comments last week are illustrative of a push to create a second-class status for gay troops once DADT is repealed.

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Marine Corps Head Says Afghan Withdrawal Date 'Probably Giving Our Enemy Sustenance'

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — It will likely be a few years before Afghanistan is secure enough for the U.S. Marines to leave, Commandant Gen. James Conway said ...

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Afghanistan vs. the Marines: It's a Problem

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

The general, about to retire and speaking from his heart, believes that both the Marines and their equipment in Afghanistan are wearing thin, that their core competencies are being neglected

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Marine Corps General James Conway: Marines Would Not Be 'Forced' To Live With Gay Soldiers

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps' commandant said he won't force his troops to bunk with gays on base and would give them separate rooms if Congres...

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Marine Commandant Defies White House on Gay Troops

Aaron Belkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Barack Obama, US Marines, Gay Rights, James Conway, Gay Issues, Politics News
Aaron Belkin

Commandant General James Conway's opposition to the president on "don't ask, don't tell" could have many underlying implications. Some would say he should be taken out to the woodshed.

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Top Marine: Time For His Troops To Leave Iraq, Enter Afghanistan

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Iraq is stable enough to allow the roughly 22,000 U.S. Marines there to withdraw, the service's top general said Friday. "The time...

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