The 2007 defense authorization bill, passed late before the Congressional recess and sent to the President on Oct. 5, has two directives related to religion, one to the Air Force and one to the Navy. The Air Force, lawmakers say, must “rescind the policy and revised interim guidelines” it slaved over, trying to appease all sides in a continuing controversy, and “reinstate” its earlier 1999 policy. The Navy must “rescind” a recent religious ministry instruction and reinstate its older policy. Is it back to square one
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
