When President Obama signed a bill repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell today, he wasn’t actually repealing the 17-year-old policy. The law directs the Pentagon to drop the policy — but only after Obama, the defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff all certify that the military is ready for it.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=116717