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Kasz216 on 19 March 2010
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Esmoreit said:
Kasz216 said:
Esmoreit said:
Jup, pretty much the whole: We aren't at fault for repeatedly denieing any request for airsupport/reinforcements, it was all tha gays".

I hope disciplinary actions are being taken with this general for lying on the spot (no Dutch general will ever, EVER endanger his position with such a stance) and that we can ignore this as soon as possible.

But just to make it clear, this, together with the police-actions in our former colony Indonesia are the most blackest spots in Dutch modern history.

He's retired.  Not much they can do.

I'd certiantly ask him which general he said told him this and then press that general.  Afterall it's not beyond people to say stuff like that "off the record."

 

As for gay people in the millitary... my policy is... "anyone who wants to join the army can join, because that's one less open spot, and one step farther away from me being drafted."

 

Although I'd rather be in prison then be in the military is I was a woman.  I hope that's the second Obama works on in regard to the miltary.

Honestly no offense to gay people, but it should be the first thing.  Partially because what happens to a LOT of woman soldiers is worse then being excluded, and partially because the mechanics will be put in place to protect gay people from abuse.  30% of women in the military report being raped... pretty much nobody ever gets charged for it... and quite honestly, rape is the kind of thing that's undereported and likely to be even MORE underreported when they know nothing is going to come of it.

Military police need to be their own armed service seperatley who answer to the department of justice i'd say.

In a Dutch newspost, the Dutch officer the American general said he based his conslusions on, said that he never mentioned anything that could even closely resemble that which the American General said and distances itself from his comments.

And indeed, read too late that he was already retired. Cut his pension perhaps?

Wouldn't be legal.