The US Military--Making The US Safe For...What???

There are so many canned letters to the editor, bumper stickers, t-shirts, etc., saying that we should thank US military veterans for the freedoms we enjoy.

Setting aside the question of whether North Korea was going to attack the US in the 1950's, whether North Vietnam posed a threat in the 60's, Saddam in the early 90's or 2003...etc etc...below is a news item that shouts loud-and-clear what the upper echelons of the US military think of freedom today.

TLC
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Marine Transfered After Criticizing Military Ban on Openly-Gay, Lesbians

And finally in military news, a Marine officer says he’s being punished for publishing an editorial supporting the right of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. Captain Josh Gibbs published the article in the Marine Corps Times last month. Just one week later, Gibbs was told he was being relieved of duty due to a loss of confidence from his commanding officers. Gibbs will be reassigned to a U.S. base in Japan, after which he plans to end his service. He said: “I’m standing up for what I think is right… If I want to make a change, I need to be someplace else.”

Source: Democracy Now, May 23, 2007