[jmcenanly]

I understand that Russia, which also once had women on the front lines, has also rescinded that policy. We should learn from other nations’ experience.

[ILS21R]

Making another pot of coffee.

[RWB Patriot]

Hmm, wonder how long it’ll take for them to cry “Sexual harrasment” when they’re expected to do their new job?

[baddog 219]

Nothing scarier than a woman with PMS holding a gun.
Like in this you tube video...” I don’t trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn’t die!”
http://youtu.be/8m9uEN9Xlwc

[ILS21R]

Where are the “front lines” these days?

Booker! Get me my aerial photographs!

[maryz]

But in fact, the Israeli military does allow women in the vast majority of combat positions.

Israel at its inception had women in combat positions. But when they realized that the men tended to "look out for" the women, they decided it wasn't a good idea, so they stopped it. Israeli women currently serve in combat positions because of a high court decision -- whatever you call the Israeli Supreme Court, not a decision of the military, the government or the people.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Put the women in their own Amazon brigades. If you mix them with men, the men will complain that they are weighted down. The women will complain about sexism. If the Amazon brigades beat the enemy on the battlefield, the enemy home front will be demoralized and quit. If the Amazon brigade fails, oh well.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Put the women in their own Amazon brigades. If you mix them with men, the men will complain that they are weighted down. The women will complain about sexism. If the Amazon brigades beat the enemy on the battlefield, the enemy home front will be demoralized and quit. If the Amazon brigade fails, oh well.

[Newbomb Turk]

Not against women in the military at all in fact I proudly serve with some awesome ones. Seem unnecessary to allow this as our tool of a president wants to cut 78,000 active duty position just for starters in the next 3 years.

[Chainmail]

Putting women in combat units is an incredibly dumb idea. While some women have done fine in recent days under fire, the whole question isn’t whether you can train some women to fight, it’s whether a combat unit benefits in proficiency by mixing women with the young men. The internal personal dynamics completely change and no amount of training, threats, or blandishments change hormones.

The whole purpose of combat units is killing people, period. Ignore the war movies, the comic books, the “analysts” who think warfare has changed. It hasn’t - if anything it’s more brutal than ever. We either maximize the efficiency of our combat units or we start learning to enjoy occupation.

That goes double for incorporating gays into the units. We are not a social experimentation venue, we are supposedly the lifeline for our independence and freedom.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Put two women in front of each combat-ready troop. They can act like boron in a fission reactor. Moderators such as boron slow down and absorb high energy neutrons.

[Tzimisce]

The economy stagnant, taxes rising, cost of living spiking, massive corruption - yeah this is what I care about: WOMEN IN COMBAT

No wonder liberals treat us like we're stupid - we're pretty easy to manipulate.

I'd be laughing and smiling if I was a lib too. :)

[Chode]

Bad Idea...

[Sarajevo]

However, about one-fifth of active-duty military positions, including the infantry, combat tank units and special operations commando units, will remain off-limits.

Aw c'mon! It can't be all that bad. After all, SF had Martha Raye, and the SEALs have Demi Moore.

/sarc

[FrankR]

I contend that we should draft the women who bitch the loudest about it, and put them right up there where they seem to want to be...no matter what age (look out Helen Thomas).

What you resist, persists, and sometimes in a shoving match you should just move aside and let your opponent(s) fall on their face.

[Kenny Bunk]

Front line combat troops should consist ENTIRELY of women and Federally Protected Minority Groups until such time as their casualties equal those of white men in the Civil War ... on both sides.

Those left behind might be able to get a few weeks of some good training in the meantime.

[Ajnin]

One of the reasons why we have 20 million illegal aliens and Cartel violence spilling over into the United States is because we allowed women into front line Border Patrol units. If you want to demoralize our troops and lose battles one of the best ways to do it is to put women in combat units.

[Gaffer]

There are likely several million women that support Planned Parenthood that I’d like to see at the front of battle.

[lookout88]

Let’s put women and gays on the front line. I’m all for that. Keep the men in the rear for a change

[donna]

Go ahead and do it. Women better be prepared to be drafted when the time comes.