Confused About "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"? You're Not Alone...

As one of my followers on Twitter mentioned recently, the news about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has been less than clear. He is, of course, absolutely right as it seems things are constantly going back and forth about whether it will be repealed or not (and even if it will be included in the Defense Authorization Act this year). I've been reading the stories as they appear on various news sites and have seen everything from the White House not approving any defense bill without the repeal of DADT to the lame duck congress won't be able to pass the defense bill with or without it due to the small time span.

While I won't be able to make anything clearer about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" myself as I'm not a member of congress, at least I can do some of the legwork by giving you a list of the most informative articles I've read lately to do with DADT.

While Wikipedia has its flaws in the communal editing and potential of false information being edited in by those who aren't up on their facts or are trolling, generally, it is always a good place to look for quickly updated information and source linkes. Don't Ask, Don't Tell article on Wikipedia

Advocate.com is also another source and is where most of the articles I've been reading has stemmed from. The latest one posted as of November 16, 2010 is A Midwestern DADT Repeal Effort.

Others Articles Posted Recently

• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/yes_dadt_repeal_could_still_pa.html


• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/mccain_is_still_on_the_wrong_s.html


• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/the_morning_plum_131.html


• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/on_dadt_its_imperial_presidenc.html


• http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/11/gates-launches-investigation-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-review-leak.html


• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131223266


• http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1114-court-gays-military-20101112,0,6155475.story


• http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cindy-mccain-opposes-john-mccain-dont/story?id=12131423


• http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022790-503544.html


• http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/11/17/obama-restates-commitment-on-keeping-dont-ask-in-defense-bill/

Overall, we're going to have to wait and see what comes out of the lame-duck congressional session. Taking a look through some of those links will help to piece together a semblance of where things are currently standing. If it's anything like a couple recent days though, tomorrow it may very well be a different story.