{"id":38585,"date":"2016-06-02T16:21:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T20:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/president-obama-openly-gay-and-lesbian-soldiers-make-america-stronger-watch\/"},"modified":"2016-06-02T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T20:21:13","slug":"president-obama-openly-gay-and-lesbian-soldiers-make-america-stronger-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/president-obama-openly-gay-and-lesbian-soldiers-make-america-stronger-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama:\u00a0Openly Gay and Lesbian Soldiers Make America Stronger \u2013 WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>President Obama:\u00a0Openly Gay and Lesbian Soldiers Make America Stronger \u2013 WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/obama_speech.png?resize=600%2C320\" alt=\"obama gay and lesbian soldiers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/obama_speech.png?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/obama_speech.png?resize=300%2C160 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>Delivering the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday, President Obama said allowing <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> soldiers to openly serve in the military has strengthened America.<\/p>\n<p>President Obama&rsquo;s remarks came in the last year of his presidency and just five years after the repeal of&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t Ask, Don&rsquo;t Tell, the policy which&nbsp;expelled <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> service members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2016\/06\/obama-no-isolationism-223828\">Via Politico:&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&hellip;America has to stand for rule of law. 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&mdash;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\">@POTUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/738413307124719617\">June 2, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>RELATED &ndash;&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/06\/eric-fanning-gay\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Army Secretary Eric Fanning Never Expected to Have Military Career as a Gay Man: WATCH<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>President Obama also warned against the dangers of isolationism during his speech, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2016\/06\/02\/obama-air-force-commencement-republicans-donald-trump\/85297552\/\">as <em>USA Today<\/em> reports:&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot turn inward,&rdquo; Obama told the Air Force cadets. &ldquo;We cannot give in to isolationism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While he did not specifically&nbsp;mention Trump or the political campaign, the president did respond to&nbsp;Republican critics who have questioned American commitments to alliances like NATO and opposed international agreements like the&nbsp;Law of the Sea Treaty.<\/p>\n<p>Protesting the Republican-run Senate&rsquo;s refusal to approve that latter treaty, Obama said that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s time for the Senate to do its job and help us advance American leadership, rather than undermine it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Watch Obama&rsquo;s comments on <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> cadets, below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can watch his full address, here.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/06\/obama-gay-lesbian-soldiers\/\">President Obama:&nbsp;Openly Gay and Lesbian Soldiers Make America Stronger &ndash; 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