GAO Report: Policy On Gays Cost Pentagon Nearly $200 Million

(Blog Post) A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that the United States military spent about $193 million between 2004 and 2009 in connection with the Pentagon's "homosexual conduct policy." Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Jan 21, 2011 - 10:12 AM PST
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Fred Gatlin
3.9
by Fred Gatlin - Jan. 21, 2011

This short radio story gets to the point quickly and makes sense.

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Jon Mitchell
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by Jon Mitchell - Jan. 21, 2011
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Ben Waldron
3.7
by Ben Waldron - Jan. 21, 2011

Some solid factual evidence that demonstrates the silliness of the Don't Ask Don't Tell. $200 million may be a drop in the bucket for the Department of Defense, but it's good to have some tangible proof for why Don't Ask Don't Tell was fiscally irresponsible as well as completely discriminatory.

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