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. [...] Gen Sheehan said the former chief of staff of the Dutch army had told him that the presence of openly gay soldiers in the Dutch peacekeeping force were seen as "part of the problem" which contributed to the fall of Srebrenica.
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Gen Sheehan said the former chief of staff of the Dutch army had told him that the presence of openly gay soldiers in the Dutch peacekeeping force were seen as "part of the problem" which contributed to the fall of Srebrenica.
