You couldn’t blame Defense Secretary Robert Gates for feeling just a little bit like those Libyan rebels retreating under pressure from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces — but those attacking Gates Thursday were members of the U.S. Congress. One thing was clear after Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent most …
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"Nobody Cared…"
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…that U.S. Army Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt, 31, of Minnesota was gay, his mother says. You should care that he was killed in Afghanistan on Feb. 27 by an improvised explosive device. And maybe watch this video of his proud parents.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Deja Vu
The House voted 250 to 175 Wednesday night to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Didn’t they do that back in May?