From the
Huffington Post, via
AmericaBlog:
The New York Times and Associated Press reported today that the number of felons allowed to serve in the military has surged since the invasion of Iraq nearly four years ago. The data, which were obtained by...UC-Santa Barbara, show that the military is letting in more recruits with serious criminal backgrounds, records of drug abuse...to don a military uniform and deploy to the frontlines.
However... Under its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, it has fired over 11,000 capable troops, including nearly 1,000 considered mission-critical and over 300 foreign linguists, just because they're gay.
Note to the 2008 Democratic nominee: There is a Willie Horton-type ad in there somewhere.
