[Bruce Campbells Chin]

There's another thread where this is being discussed, and I made a long post there that I won't repeat here.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3392085/posts

Suffice it to say that the "debate" over women registering for the draft is a crock. It is an inevitable legal consequence of women being forced into combat arms MOS's despite the objection of (at least) the Marine Corps.

The reason that damn weasel Mabus won't say that he supports registering women for the draft is because he knows it will be controversial as hell. The SecNav and Administration are trying to bury the linkage between women in combat units and draft registration, and the two generals who spoke out are trying to ensure that it doesn't get buried.

Now that these generals have raised an issue that the Administration doesn't talk about it, it is time for the rest of us to get the word out, and start getting our politicians on record as to whether they support forcing women in combat units and the female draft registration that will inevitably follow.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Great points in the other thread, Bruce Campbells Chin! They bear repeating!

[centurion316]

The SecNav and Administration are trying to bury the linkage between women in combat units and draft registration, and the two generals who spoke out are trying to ensure that it doesn't get buried.

This is exactly right. The politicians want to pander to loonie feminists without having to deal with the logical outcome of their decisions. Drafting women would annoy many more people than are supportive of this women in the infantry. They will get skewered by the Dads, Granddads, and most women, so they want to sweep it under the rug. Added women to the draft eligible citizens will end the nonsense of requiring the service to accommodate women in the ground gaining combat arms. It's their issue, let them wear it.