Fanning confirmed as Army secretary

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Source: Politico

ERIC FANNING CONFIRMED AS FIRST OPENLY GAY ARMY SECRETARY: The Senate made history Tuesday, confirming Eric Fanning as the first openly gay military service secretary — even if it took eight months to get there after his nomination by President Barack Obama. Our story is here on finally breaking the logjam: “The Senate has at last confirmed Eric Fanning as the next Army secretary. Senators approved Fanning by voice vote today after Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas released his hold on the nomination.
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“It was a long and winding road to his confirmation. He was nominated in September 2015, but then languished in the Senate Armed Services Committee for months … Fanning faced another hurdle on the floor, as Roberts blocked the nomination over the Obama administration’s talk of moving detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. soil … Roberts said that he met last week with Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, who provided the ‘assurances I needed to hear to lift my hold.’”


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1. Putin's response....

Homosexual heads US Army

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Appointing a gay to a senior military post perfectly fit in the program of the LGBT representatives integration into the ranks of the US Armed Forces. Representatives of the sexual minorities gained opportunity to serve in the army after abolition of a regulation in 2010, according to which homosexuals could serve only in case they didn't reveal their orientation.

It should be noted that before that the US only exported and supported 'original values' in Europe. At the same time, it was quite difficult to imagine the LGBT expansion in the US itself. However, it turned out that well-lobbied homosexuality virus among top officials spread among the US quite quickly. Given this tendency one should wish the US more of such representatives in the power elites. Thus, the pacifism LGBT advocates, will be able to equalize the US militarist hawks.

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