IR Blog Post 4-Political Feed

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=321&sid=404463

Michael Medved's Blog-Are gay soldiers superior in self-control?

3 Facts

Congress has decided to encourage gay recruits to serve openly in the armed forces by repealing the compromise policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."

Currently, male and female soldiers cannot share the same barracks or bathrooms because of opposite sex attraction.

If gay males cannot overcome their emotions, their actions could become disruptive.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/22/132254478/coming-up-president-signs-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell

Mark Memmott followed Obama's actions concerning the repealing of "Dont ask, Dont Tell". Obama says that he is encouraging people who were taken out of the military for being gay to re-enlist. He says it will allow people to with certain skills to join who could not before. I disagree with Obama. I think it will be very distracting for the soldiers and cold become dangerous.

2 Questions
How many people were thrown out of the military for being gay?
How do the soldiers feel about this decision?

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