There was no topic off limits for Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he spoke to military personnel here May 26.
The top servicemember spoke of change, suicide, social media, the transition out of Iraq and long-term plans in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He even joked, “Isn’t anyone going to address the elephant in the room?”
The elephant being his recent, and highly publicized, support for the elimination of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, which prevents openly gay people from serving in the military.
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