New disturbing comments from Chairman of Joint Chiefs on DADT
americablog.com 7/6/2009 — Joe and I are both going to be writing much more about this tomorrow. But in a nutshell, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was asked about Don't Ask Don't Tell today. His response? Read it for yourself . Mullen appeared to be ...
Joint Chiefs chairman: Army suicides to hit record
thehill.com 6/2/2009 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, on Tuesday predicted that the Army will see a record number of suicides this year. "The early statistics this year in the Army indicate that there are going to be more suicides this year ...
White House Not Moving on DADT | News
advocate.com 5/28/2009 — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked twice during Thursday's press briefing about the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Both times, he reverted to his standard talking points on the subject. When would the White House push ...
Sen. Reid: No Sponsors for DADT | News
advocate.com 6/15/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaking at a press conference Monday said he has no plans to introduce a bill to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" in the Senate. "I haven't identified any sponsors," he said. "My hope is that it can be done ...
Americans are ready to scrap DADT
washingtonmonthly.com 6/5/2009 — AMERICANS ARE READY TO SCRAP DADT.... I suspect the White House is reluctant to push too aggressively on repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" right now because officials are afraid of derailing other priorities. If Obama were to scrap DADT this...
'This Week' Exclusive: Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen
blogs.abcnews.com 5/24/2009 — Our exclusive 'This Week" headliner Sunday: Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I sit down with President Barack Obama's top military adviser to talk Guantanamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and more. If you have any questions for Adm. ...
Reid: DADT May Happen "This Congress" | News
advocate.com 6/16/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a clarification of his comments Monday that there were no Senate sponsors in line to introduce legislation to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," saying instead that, in fact, "a number of senators" are working on ...
Yglesias on DADT
americablog.com 5/13/2009 — Matt Yglesias on the Daily Beast : In his letter to Lieutenant Tsao, Obama suggested that the need for congressional approval is the source of the delay. But there's some dispute as to whether or not congressional [action] is needed at all. And ...
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