Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, who opposed allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces when he was the nation's top military officer, said Wednesday he supports efforts to lift the ban on their service. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Google News (U.S. Congress), Slatest, Google News (U.S.)
This is an excellent summary of the current state of DADT and how it got that way. It was especially effective in tracing the evolution of Powell's view, shaped as it was by public opinion. One weakness of the story was the phrase "Some this week objected to that view" that the military should make the final decision after a year of study. Good journalism doesn't make such generalizations about sources of opinion, unless it's backed up by more than one identified individual.
