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[nyren]

Since it's clearly a canned response, I figured I'd post this for the people who are curious about DADT but didn't email their conservative Senator. I'm curious to see how he votes after the review is completed. Assuming, of course, the review doesn't conveniently find that a new, longer review is needed before a decision can be reached...

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[fabrisse]

Bumpf.

There was a review before eliminating the WACs and integrating women into the services, but it didn't include such suspect things as an opinion poll. It was a review about how it should be done -- while still limiting women's combat roles because this was the late '60s-early '70s -- not whether.

My father isn't fond of repealling DADT because he thinks we're still dealing with the repercussions from the two earlier integrations, but he doesn't deny the essential unfairness of the policy.

In short, AAARGH! and thank you for posting. *G*

[nyren]

Well, from a theoretical standpoint, I think doing a review of how openly gay servicemen will impact the military's effectiveness is a good thing. But, that doesn't mean it's a good idea in practice, or that it's being done in an effective manner.

Wouldn't a better test be to not discharge the people who were to be discharged this year yet and instead see how those specific people being gay effects the military?