The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" decision was decided on Tuesday and the vote was to block the repeal of the policy. The Senate was short by 4 votes to receive the 60 votes that it needed. Many are afraid that if the policy is repealed, then moral in the military will be changed. Especially in this time, this is a very important issue because of the troops that are overseas. I believe that it is a policy that should be looked into more.
The second article, "2010 is Deadliest Year for NATO in Afghan War", talked about how in 2010, there were 530 causalities. This comes right after a helicopter crash in Zabul which ended in 9 fatalities. It was also reported that violence has increased 69 percent in the past 3 months. As a member of a military family, I have had family members in and out of Afghanistan for the past 6 years, and it is astonishing to see numbers like this every month.
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