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In reply to the discussion: Republicans are just giving us the WH! Santorum: Women too emotional for combat?!?!? [View all]newspeak
(4,847 posts)Pewesta (sp) was one of the first casualties in the iraq war. She went down firing. Lynch was captured in the same incident. I have a book about the history of women in battle; and women can be some very vicious fighters. The catholic church had to pass an edict twice to keep women (celtic) from fighting. In celtic societies, both men and women fought.
In one of my college history classes, we discussed women who fought in the civil war. Women who dressed like men and fought.
To me, it doesn't matter if you are a man or woman. It depends if you have that "warrior", fighting spirit. Just like not all women are nurturers and there are some men who do a better job at nurturing.
With their concepts of allowing robber barons free reign, child labor, getting rid of workers' rights and wanting slave labor; I think every damn one of them want the "good old" nineteenth century robber baron days. Where women and children are mere chattel.