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MADem

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94. You need to read the TOS. The Moonie Times is NOT a "messenger"--it's a propaganda rag.

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:30 AM

Jan 2013

And if telling you that is insulting you, you've got some thin skin.

Your "concern" is noted. I am glad you're not running the show at DOD.

FWIW, Rummy didn't "poll the Army." Your facts, once again, are in error.

Rick Shinseki testified to that number at a Congressional hearing, and for his trouble, he was run out of town on a rail. The senior Army officer on active duty couldn't get anyone of note from that nightmare of a GOP administration to even show up at his retirement ceremony to pin a medal on him, pat him on the head and say thanks, pal, for your hard work and long career. Good thing Obama recognized his talents--that's why he's running the VA now. And who was his deputy before she ran for Congress? Tammy Duckworth.

If a person can do the job, gender should not be a barrier. Nor should orientation or color or ethnicity. That's EQUALITY. It's the wave of the future, so get used to it.

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OK, I gotta say it. Women don't belong in combat. [View all] Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 OP

thanks for saying it quinnox Jan 2013 #1

NOBODY SHOULD BE FIGHTING A WAR ROBROX Jan 2013 #47

correct niyad Jan 2013 #2

Yes. PDJane Jan 2013 #3

Exactly right! n/t mokawanis Jan 2013 #4

K&R redqueen Jan 2013 #5

Yours? nick of time Jan 2013 #6

Let's just say I know whereof I speak. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #8

Cool. nick of time Jan 2013 #11

Yep pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #7

Amen sarisataka Jan 2013 #9

From personal experience, any woman in the military experiences a form of combat Siwsan Jan 2013 #10

Sorry that you had to experience that stuff Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #37

Nobody belongs in combat... RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #12

As religious leaders go, Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #16

War is over if you want it. vlyons Jan 2013 #32

But it's wonderful that women are allowed in combat. Cynicus Emeritus Jan 2013 #13

"War doesn't determine who's right, only who's left." CrispyQ Jan 2013 #14

Maybe someday we'll learn? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #20

I'd say that graphic only showed a tenth or less what was going on. freshwest Jan 2013 #30

Never heard that one. Perfect. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2013 #34

K&R forestpath Jan 2013 #15

War is STILL a racket. (n/t) klook Jan 2013 #17

True but better than automation. The automation makes it too cheap and easy. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #18

I want to see KauaiK Jan 2013 #19

+10.000 smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #55

Women like Margaret Thatcher? Indira Gandhi? Queen Elizabeth I? Cleopatra? stevenleser Jan 2013 #61

Sure--as long as they're balanced Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #82

And I've got to say this: Neither do men, or any living being, belong in combat. 1monster Jan 2013 #21

Agreed, but then Tagish_Charlie Jan 2013 #51

Ex wives dangin Jan 2013 #22

You read my mind. dairydog91 Jan 2013 #23

+ infinity! If that had happened there would have been no Iraq or Afghanistan Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2013 #27

Exactly right. cer7711 Jan 2013 #24

progress? yes I think so pasto76 Jan 2013 #40

Thank You for Joining the Discussion cer7711 Jan 2013 #50

Women who "can't keep up" won't be allowed into combat specialties. MADem Jan 2013 #62

+100 pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #63

Testimony of Female Marine Corps Captain Katie Petronio, A+++ Athlete & Marine cer7711 Jan 2013 #67

Other military women have different views pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #69

That's A Very Good Point! And Fairly Made. cer7711 Jan 2013 #72

I notice the most vociferous objections are coming from religious websites. MADem Jan 2013 #74

Male & Female Marines Are Tested Against Two Completely Different Physical Fitness Standards cer7711 Jan 2013 #65

They are not "completely different"--they are similar and account for biological differences. MADem Jan 2013 #66

Good Response! cer7711 Jan 2013 #71

Oh, please, get over yourself. MADem Jan 2013 #73

Talking With You Is Like Talking With You cer7711 Jan 2013 #86

Forward YOUR rant to Tammy Duckworth, along with your MADem Jan 2013 #88

Check again 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #78

You need to check again. And not use a right wing RAG with the word "hints" in the headline as MADem Jan 2013 #85

Yes kill the messenger 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #93

You need to read the TOS. The Moonie Times is NOT a "messenger"--it's a propaganda rag. MADem Jan 2013 #94

I never said Woman Do Not Belong 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #100

Then you have nothing to worry about. MADem Jan 2013 #101

You are Right 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #104

Killing people for the bosses isn't "liberation". Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #25

+100000000000000000000000000000... n/t whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #41

I don't like seeing American women getting shot or killed! SCVDem Jan 2013 #26

Exactly. K&R Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #28

As a woman who served SciFiRK Jan 2013 #29

THANK YOU!!! DesertDiamond Jan 2013 #31

Ya almost got me. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #33

That is why drones are being used more and more in killing the "enemy" in their homes. RC Jan 2013 #83

Agreed TxDemChem Jan 2013 #35

I think it's sad Brainstormy Jan 2013 #36

With that title... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #38

OK, I gotta say . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #39

This "progress" is a setback for humanity. n/t whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #42

Exactly what I was gonna say. Thanks from an ex-Army wife judesedit Jan 2013 #43

I was ready to argue... cbrer Jan 2013 #44

Yep. RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #45

Build us a Thunderdome! felix_numinous Jan 2013 #46

My thoughts exactly. nt onlyadream Jan 2013 #48

So true Jackpine yet now the Repukes & NRA ironically want everyone to be armed w/assault guns! hue Jan 2013 #49

Thank You kworkman Jan 2013 #52

Best post I've read all day! 99Forever Jan 2013 #53

I always love your posts. love_katz Jan 2013 #54

I have a purple heart for my fathers life. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2013 #56

Robot on robot warfare! That's the way to go. tclambert Jan 2013 #57

Well, there's HULC--that's not quite "robot"--more like robot - human. It's in the biometric stage MADem Jan 2013 #91

... woo me with science Jan 2013 #58

Swords into Plowshares...Nation Building at Home. Everyone else will be OK. libdem4life Jan 2013 #59

Hear, hear. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #60

Women vets are at a higher risk of birth defects and stillbirths - Liberty Belle Jan 2013 #64

You do know that sperm can be damaged and mutated by exposure to toxins, too? MADem Jan 2013 #68

The story about the young women sitting on DU crates was told to me by a friend who died. Liberty Belle Jan 2013 #98

If you're in the service, in wartime, you can be "forced into combat" even if your job is MADem Jan 2013 #102

What does this mean? "I have extremely mixed feelings about women in Congress"????? Logical Jan 2013 #81

A mistype - I meant to say combat. I've worked for a woman running for Congress before, Liberty Belle Jan 2013 #99

Yep, I wholly concur tavalon Jan 2013 #70

Only The Wealthy belong in combat nikto Jan 2013 #75

' Frankie Goes to Hollywood ' orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #76

Having spent two years sulphurdunn Jan 2013 #77

If they want to increase the presence of women in our military randr Jan 2013 #79

Women are already in combat ... Wernothelpless Jan 2013 #80

Precisely -- it has been an artificial barrier for well over a decade. nt MADem Jan 2013 #89

Interesting takes on your post, brother pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #84

You called it, Loot. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #87

It took me a day to get past the sexist title and open the thread Oilwellian Jan 2013 #96

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #90

Agreed. Apophis Jan 2013 #92

I waited a long time before clicking your thread Oilwellian Jan 2013 #95

Infantry, armor, artillery. moondust Jan 2013 #97

HULC to the rescue. That is soon to be "not an issue." For men or women. MADem Jan 2013 #103