Top US officer surprised at Marine chief’s dissent

[davidinalameda]

The top U.S. military officer said Monday he was startled by a public panning of the proposal to lift the military’s ban on gays from the head of the Marine Corps.

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he thought the top brass had agreed to make recommendations privately to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos. Amos had said that with forces fighting in Afghanistan and still deployed in Iraq, now is the wrong time to lift the ban.

“This is not a social thing. This is combat effectiveness,” Amos said Saturday.

http://www.365gay.com/news/top-us-officer-surprised-at-marine-chiefs-dissent/

hope Obama takes actions against Amos but I doubt he'll do anything

[elleng]

1. Interesting, and yes, the guy should be 'spanked,' somehow, imo.

[mitchtv]

2. that would take some cojones`

Not sure if the CIC has enough

[RetiredTrotskyite]

3. That'll be the Day!!!

:kick: and R.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Oh, yeah, "combat effectiveness"

Just like it's evil twin, "unit cohesion".

BOTH are terms used to describe the consequences of blacks joining the military.

[TexasObserver]

5. Fire his ass.

[Catherina]

6. Not a social thing? OMG, so alll we want is parties. Sick. n/t

[QC]

7. I suggest that Obama study the story of Truman and MacArthur. n/t