Transit flying between well lit HLS'? No real need for NVGs. Going to land in the bondu? Yep, I'll take my goggs please. I know the answer could be white light, but the head / goggles move a lot quicker than panning a BriteSun or ldg lamp. Plus, for nav assist, goggs are a big help and keep your head out of the cockpit more than thumbcrawling or watching a moving map.
NVGs are not a panacea but in concert with a FLIR/L3TV they add massively to SA at night.
If I may be a bit controversial, how much of the 'anti' brigade is driven by the non-ex mil trained aircrew? If NVGs began to be seen like an IR then it will place mil aircrew at an even bigger advantage when it comes to recruiting into these areas. I'm inclined to agree with SASLess that maybe the people opposing it are also reluctant to learn new tricks....or pay for it.