Had a newly-announced crackdown on our military been in effect in Viet Nam, I could not say our world would be a better place. I could, however, say a fun portion of American ’80s culture would’ve been impaired. A great movie and a popular song would’ve forever missed the phrase “Ooh, me so horny, me love you long time.”
U.S. service members stationed overseas could face a court-martial for patronizing prostitutes under a new regulation drafted by the Pentagon.
The move is part of a Defense Department effort to reduce the possibility that service members will contribute to human trafficking in areas near their overseas bases by seeking the services of women forced into prostitution.
In recent years, “women and girls are being forced into prostitution for a clientele consisting largely of military services members, government contractors and international peacekeepers” in such places as South Korea and the Balkans, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) said yesterday at a Capitol Hill forum on Pentagon anti-trafficking efforts.
I fundamentally agree with all of this, but returning to the icons of the ’80s, what about the portrayal of Subic Bay in An Officer and a Gentleman?