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I really don't want to be offended...but I am finding really hard not to be. So, if you don't mind helping me out here, please explain to me how you arrive at that.
I think what he's trying to say is that gay men are big sissies! But seriously folks...
My position, at least, does not stem from a belief that gay men cannot fight just as well as others - I certainly believe they can and do - nor does it stem from a personal dislike of gay people - I don't really care if the guy clearing a house with me thinks Brad Pitt is hot - my position is this...
Given the socially conservative composition of the military - combat units in particular - a policy that attempts to fully integrate homosexuality represents a potential complication and loss of operational proficiency, as such it stands to reason that such a potentiality must be avoided. The military is what it is and wishful thinking isn't going to change anything. In the interests of practicality we sometimes have to sacrifice our ideals...shades of grey I'm afraid.