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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2013, 11:32 AM Jan 2013

Allen West Condemns Women In Combat [View all]

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Source: TPM

BENJY SARLIN 9:37 AM EST, THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 2013

Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) , who was forced out of the military after overseeing the beating of an Iraqi policeman and personally firing a gun past his head, thinks women are not fit to serve in combat positions. The Defense Department decided on Wednesday to open up front line combat jobs to women, reversing a 1994 policy.

Allen West ✔ @AllenWest

Women in combat billets? Another misconceived lib vision of fairness and equality.
1:43 PM - 24 Jan 13

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Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/allen-west-condemns-women-in-combat

Link to article re: West being forced out of the military:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/05/13/renegade-soldiers-for-congress.html

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Allen West Condemns Women In Combat [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

ignore him, he's in the minority PatrynXX Jan 2013 #1

Allen West Condemns Women In Combat Flashmann Jan 2013 #2

remove in combat and you got his point roguevalley Jan 2013 #7

Yeah, like voting out idiots. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #3

Ok folks repeat after me. Ganja Ninja Jan 2013 #4

MOLLY PITCHER. derby378 Jan 2013 #5

Who cares? kstewart33 Jan 2013 #6

And what John2 Jan 2013 #10

+ struggle4progress Jan 2013 #11

Who? Hugin Jan 2013 #8

Why is the press still quoting this nut who is no longer in Congress, and is a nobody now? northoftheborder Jan 2013 #9

There are somewhere between 78 and 81 reasons I'm glad he's gone. n/t JBoy Jan 2013 #12

78 to 81? NAME THEM YOU COMMIE!!!!! alp227 Jan 2013 #17

Who? I vaguely recall some loser with that name. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #13

I'll go him one better - hedgehog Jan 2013 #14

Wouldn't it be easier for this creep to list the stuff he doesn't condemn? marew Jan 2013 #15

And why in God's name would we expect anything else? malibea Jan 2013 #16

Says somebody who was fined for harsh interrogation tactics? alp227 Jan 2013 #18

West should have been dishonorably discharged. Why, exactly, wasn't he? GOP war criminal judesedit Jan 2013 #19

Ever been in combat? bobttcoach Jan 2013 #20

why would you assume she is "unfairly appointed'? BainsBane Jan 2013 #21

Women being dismembered is worse than men being dismembered? Why do you say "unfairly appointed" uppityperson Jan 2013 #22

LOL - I assume MIRT has this one. DURHAM D Jan 2013 #23

Gee whiz, Sir Galahad, we're sure glad you joined here to school us. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #25

Sounds like this is more about yours and others insecurities BootinUp Jan 2013 #27

Gee whiz,bobtt--did your membership card for the He Man Women Haters Club catbyte Jan 2013 #28

He basically had his commission yanked obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #24

The Greater Peon has spoken! nt BootinUp Jan 2013 #26

Locking, sorry, but this is opinion rather than breaking news. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #29