Why would they need to review this policy before now. The Congress
under Clinton and the Dems passed the law which it is incumbent for the
Pentagon to enforce. The Congress has done nothing since to change it
so why should the Pentagon review this policy - and it has not failed
since the military did an outstanding job in their fighting. The lives
and careers might be ruined but the fault, dear Brutus, lies with the
Congress, not the Pentagon. They are the ones who did not repeal the
law. Now that Congress has decided to try to do something, then the
Pentagon is reviewing to see how to enforce the changed law and what the
military will have to do to encompass the law - the Congress needs to
give them time to come up with a plan to see how to do the job and then
Congress can create a law that will allow them to do what their primary
mission is, defend the country. Social policies come second to that duty.
On 09/21/2010 12:13 PM, Tommy News wrote:
*No, Keith.*
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*The Pentagon has had since 1993 to review this failed policy which
has ruined thousands of lives and careers.*
**
*No further delay is acceptable.*
*Delay means do nothing.
*
On 9/21/10, *Keith In Tampa* <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
No Tom, you're missing the real issue here, blinded by some
secondary issue.
First, the Pentagon should have every right to review and
determine how repeal of DADT will effect the military. Second,
and more importantly, the goal by the Marxists is to lock the
Republicans out of amending the proposed Defense Appropriations
bill now before the Congress. I don't trust the likes of Chuck
Schumer, Barney Frank, and a host of other Marxists controlling
the vote over Defense Appropriations. You shouldn't either.
From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/20/senate.defense.bill/index.html
But in a statement issued Monday night, Senator Susan Collins
(Confused, Maine) said she would side with the rest of the GOP
because the Democratic leadership of the Senate "intends to shut
Republicans out of the debate."
Collins said she agreed with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, that the law is "simply not fair." But
she said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, should give
Republicans and Democrats "an equal opportunity" to offer
amendments to the defense bill.
"Now is not the time to play politics, and I again call on the
majority leader to work with Republican leaders to negotiate an
agreement so that the Senate can debate the defense bill this
week," Collins said.
In a separate statement, Snowe also indicated she would support a
Republican filibuster, saying the chamber should be allowed a full
debate on the measure. Snowe also questioned why the Senate would
vote on repeal before the military has completed its review.
"We should all have the opportunity to review that report which is
to be completed on December 1, as we reevaluate this policy and
the implementation of any new changes," Snowe's statement said.
The defense authorization act, which is a broad defense policy
bill, would not rescind "don't ask, don't tell" until after the
Pentagon completes a review of the repeal's impact on the
military. The review is due in December and would serve as the
basis for necessary certification by the president, defense
secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the
military could handle repealing the policy.
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