One civil liberties silver lining in Iraq tragedy

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” for gays in the military may now be “don’t care, don’t matter.”

According to Frank Rich's Aug. 14 New York Times column:

Jake Tapper of ABC News reports that the armed forces are so eager for bodies they will flout "don't ask, don't tell" and hang on to gay soldiers who tell, even if they tell the press.

We can only hope that this remains the case even as the war winds down. If not, surely some gay soldier is going to find the right lawyer.