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Dutch officials have rejected a retired US general's claim that its forces failed at Srebrenica because of poor morale over openly gay soldiers.
A defence ministry spokesman dismissed as "complete nonsense" the remarks by John Sheehan, a former Nato commander.
Gen Sheehan had been speaking at a US Senate hearing on allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military.
He said Dutch leaders had told him that the presence of gay soldiers had contributed to the Bosnian massacre.
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Several countries - including Britain, Canada, Australia and Israel - allow openly gay people to serve in the armed services.
BBC News - Dutch fury at US general's gay theory over Srebrenica
Rediculous statement. There is no way fathomable. That having openly gay soldiers could in any way cause a massacre.