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I'm really confused by his reversal on this one.

Posted by ty97 Jun 8 '09, 08:15

*really* confused

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He's CinC now. He's getting an earful from the top officers in the branches trotting out the "bad for morale" BS. Because they are higher ranks they - TWuG Jun 8, 08:25 1
- *passes the buck* -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:39
It says it right in the second paragraph. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 8, 08:16 26
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- I mean his overall reversal. His refusal to take any action on DADT. -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 08:17 24
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      - What about us? The US does not want us and neither do any the other countries that have been asked.... - Chinese Muslims Jun 8, 08:41 3
        
        It's complete bull that they can't be housed in federal prisons - Reagen Jun 8, 08:48 2
        
        It's a f-ing joke. Shame on anyone arguing otherwise. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 8, 08:50
        
        Yeah, Timmy McVeigh was held with no issues. It's not that tough. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:49
      - He can't get the funding through to actually close it. They don't have a prisoner transfer plan. Right now, he's just saying he wants to do it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:39 5
        
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        Sure it is. Until Gitmo closes, it's still open. If it really mattered, he woulda had a Plan, not a plan, from Day 1. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:44 3
        
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        Well, in truth, you don't know for a fact that that's not where his reversal comes from. - Stephen Jun 8, 09:03 1
        
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      - I'll believe it when Obama's plan for closing it down involves something more than the statement "we're closing it down" - Stephen Jun 8, 08:39 4
        
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        Within the year right? Again, wouldn't it have been smart to actually have a plan before signing that? - Stephen Jun 8, 08:43 1
        
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        Exactly. You can't just cut these guys loose now. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:39
    - I think both of those promises are much harder and more complicated than they seem on the surface. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:34 6
      - Which is probably why he shouldn't have just thrown them out there on the campaign trail...just cause they sounded good. -- nm - Stephen Jun 8, 08:37 5
        
        Honestly, I cringed when he said those things during the campaign. Clinton backed down on DADT for a reason. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:37 4
        
        Cuz in 1993; public opinion was against him. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:40 3
        
        what do the polls say for members of the Armed Forces specifically? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:41 2
        
        Their CiC gives an order; they get paid to follow that order. This isn't a suicide mission or criminality upon others. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:48
        
        They're trained to follow orders. If the policy changes, what they personally think isn't suppossed to matter. - Reagen Jun 8, 08:44

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I'm really confused by his reversal on this one.

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