American ex-general claims Srebrenica fell partially due to homosexual

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If our purpose is to beat the snot out of our enemies, then we should choose the best soldiers for the job and not weaken our force by being distracted by ratios, promotion rates, and quotas, let alone who is hooking up with whom.

If that is the purpose go back to an all conscription army, where you get not only the poor to be cannon fodder in a far away country, but a good cross section of the society. After some general year you can choose which person fits best in which outfit.
If a gay person signs up to be in the army he does that to fight, not to find a mate. So let him.

So, whether you are straight or gay, you can enjoy your camaraderie, but keep your hands to yourself until you are done with the mission (I know, easier said than done). I recall that fraternization between soldiers is already proscribed.

The whole issue is of course that in certain situations gays are being harassed. And I guess that happens (happened) in the army a lot. I think the bigger problems is here by people that are moronic enough to hassle their comrades istead of focussing on the enemy. Suggesting that the problem is gay people who cannot keep their hands to themselves seems a bit odd.

The general was giving his opinion on the Dutch system, and his opinion on the readiness and effectiveness of those units.

The general should retire to his little midwestern village and stay there to complain about commies, gays and blacks with the rest of the extremists. I guess he already forgot how our christian Bush loving government is the first to jump in to help the US in some peace mission, despite most of the population being against it. This remark was a stab in the back of those in the Netherlands that actually wanted to help the US. Making chances that we will join some new mission only smaller. (where I of course realize that our name on a list is more important than teh actual volume of troops we send)

But than again, the general looks like somebody who thinks that holland is the capital of copenhagen.