Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases

[Charon]

As a former Marine and Naval Medical officer, I am deeply concerned for the welfare of our troops and their mission.

The article only listed part of his quote -- cutting out the middle. Undoubtedly the liberal press wanted to stack the deck against this Congressman's hard hitting analysis of the dangers of pornography. I googled and found the rest:

As a former Marine and Naval Medical officer, I am deeply concerned for the welfare of our troops and their mission. It was reported by General Petraeus in the recent congressional hearings that due to the hand calluses incurred in many maintenance and field combat roles, some soldiers have become too chafed in their nether regions to comfortably wear their BDU pants. This has led to a serious reduction in mission readiness that stands to reverse the initial success of our surge policy.

While some may argue that the improved grip strength from Playboy related recreational activities provides a combat advantage, the corresponding increase in hair on our fighting men's palms has led to lower practical marksmanship. Apparently, the increase in sweat makes it more difficult to properly grip the rifle. Similarly, at least one tragic rollover accident in the Stryker brigade is attributed to sweaty palm induced failure to grip the control wheel during an aggressive maneuver to avoid a suspected IED.

Were we still poised to fight our Cold War adversaries in the more temperate northern climates of Europe hairy palms might not be a problem, and might in fact be an advantage. A warm, furry hand keeps the trigger finger nimble when it nears zero outside. Had our brave Marines had Playboy during the Korean war, the withdrawal -- or should I say "advance to the rear" -- at the Chosin reservoir would likely have been much easier to endure. But, we cannot always be preparing to fight yesterday's war, and we have to adapt to today's challenges of desert combat.

Most alarming of all, there has been a dramatic increase in the need for corrective vision among the highly trained American pilots and airmen who rely on their vision for both mission success and survival.

Hard to argue with that. Sometimes the rights of those in the military have to give way to practical operational realities.

Charon

[Dowding]

lol Chairboy. Gave me a chuckle. 

[AWMac]

Was kinda funny in the late '70s and early to mid '80s that Jane Fonda Work Out tapes were not banned from the AFFEES yet when you found one in the PX someone had taken a Black marker to them and wrote either "Traitor" or "B*tch" across the covers...

They didn't sell.

Just an Observation.

Mac