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The irony is that the pre-judgments about Elaine and Sgt. Maj. Jones proved her point. If the law is repealed, when people are subjected to passive/aggressive behavior that sexualizes the intimate no-privacy atmosphere, especially in close combat units and submarines, their motives will be questioned. Unlike women complaining of harassment, the presumption will be bigotry, homophobia, or worse (again, the defamation of General Pace last year shows the pattern of serial demagoguery here). So no one will complain. They will just leave - or avoid the military in the first place. As a result, the military will lose thousands of good people.

Over a period of months, I personally met with and gave solid information about the law to committee staff and members - everything they needed to help us win or at least put up a fight. I don't know why they did not show up to use that information, or to give Elaine and Sgt. Major Jones the opportunity to answer personal attacks while putting solid information on the record. Elaine and Sgt. Major Jones could have won the hearing, but they could not do it alone. Unless something changes, the military is going to get hit - hard.

These are statements that liberals on the HASC did not want to hear:

Summary Statement of Elaine Donnelly, President, CMR -- July 23, 2008 (web site)

Testimony of Sgt. Major Brian Jones, USA (Ret.) -- July 23, 2008 (web site)

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--Tommy Sears is executive director of the Center for Military Readiness

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