As I was surfing the stories on USMC General Sheehan's Senate testimony this afternoon, I was surprised that it wasn't Dutch homosexual soldiers he was disturbed by, for their lack of productive service in Bosnia - thus creating (or leading to) a terrible massacre of almost 8,000....
it was that he was against....happy people.
Say what?
Well, I suppose words mean things - and I was reading this translation (below) of the Dutch. Here's what they had to say:
Den
PS: Hmm, maybe the use of the term "gay" is not on the Google translation deal yet....I did find it extremely interesting to read it, as is.
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Dutch officials have deserted a late US general’s explain which the forces unsuccessful at Srebrenica given of bad spirit over plainly happy soldiers. A counterclaim method orator discharged as “complete nonsense” the remarks by John Sheehan, a former Nato commander. Gen Sheehan had been vocalization at a US Senate conference on permitting happy people to offer plainly in the US military. (Den's comments: See, "happy people" should not serve in the Army...only unhappy people, I suppose.) He pronounced Dutch leaders had told him which the participation of happy soldiers had contributed to the Bosnian massacre. Srebrenica was a UN protected breakwater underneath the insurance of Dutch peacekeepers when, in 1995, Bosnian Serb forces overran the town, murdering a little 8,000 Muslim group and boys. Gen Sheehan pronounced the former arch of staff of the Dutch armed forces had told him which the participation of plainly happy soldiers in the Dutch peacekeeping force were seen as “part of the problem” which contributed to the tumble of Srebrenica. He argued which given the finish of the Cold War, European militaries had altered and he resolved “there was no longer a need for an active fight capability”. ‘Totally off-target’ This “socialisation” process, Gen Sheehan said, “included open homosexuality” and led to “a concentration on peacekeeping operations given they did not hold the Germans were going to conflict again or the Soviets were entrance back”. Gen Sheehan is a former Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic “It is startling which a male of his status can finish such finish nonsense,” Dutch counterclaim method orator Roger outpost de Wetering pronounced in response. (Den's comments: What?) “The Srebrenica electrocute and the impasse of UN soldiers was at length investigated by the Netherlands, ubiquitous organisations and the United Nations. “Never was there in any approach resolved which the passionate course of soldiers played a role.” The Dutch envoy to the US, Renee Jones-Bos, combined in a matter on the embassy’s website which she “couldn’t remonstrate more” with the claims by the former general, who late from the troops in 1997. In the US Senate itself, Senator Carl Levin, authority of the Armed Services Committee, told Gen Sheehan he was “totally off-target”. Several countries – together with Britain, Canada, Australia and Israel – concede happy people to offer openly.
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