Marine raid breaks gender barrier (Women in Combat)

Stars and Stripes ^ | 4 May 2005 | Sandra Jontz

[cyborg]

There are women who are cut out for front line battle. Not me. I'm a strictly behind the scenes person.

[Cornpone]

Ping...

[bella1]

No one is more lethal than a woman with PMS.

[sgtbono2002]

Just dont get one captured.

[austinite]

Women do not belong in combat. End of story.

[Cornpone]

"Just dont get one captured."

Why? Do you think what would happen to them would be any worse than what would happen to a man? Don't forget that because of the repressed sexual politics of the Muslim culture a full 20 percent of these heathens are homosexuals or perverts that express themselves through beastiality. It ain't going to be any worse for a woman than a man.

[risk]

Let's rock. (Aliens script: Vasquez about ready to unload her gat...)

[Pete98]

Maybe from her point of view...but what do you think an al-jazeera tape of 20-30 arabs gang-raping a pretty US female soldier would do to troop morale and support for the war at home?

Our enemies have shown that they know how to use the media to their advantage. Sooner or later, it will happen.

[rabidralph]

Get your ass from behind that keyboard and join up. The reason so many women are creeping toward the front lines is because there aren't enough men to take their places.

[cyborg]

Young christian and animist boys report being raped by muslim militants in Sudan and Uganda. I can easily see a man getting raped by another man because it's degredation. That's why it's done in prisons.

[American_Centurion]

So Male soldiers risk getting raped by 20 percent of their captors.

The females risk getting raped by 100 percent of their captors, probably multiple times.

Thanks, I'll take my chances as a male.

[rabidralph]

We could supply you with an armored HumVee, 3,000-watt speakers and woofers and the Greatest of the '80s CD collection from Time-Life. You'd be fine.

[gitmogrunt]

grunt wanna-bees with 'gina's.

get 'em outta my squad.

[rabidralph]

They've already been captured.

[Cornpone]

"Maybe from her point of view...but what do you think an al-jazeera tape of 20-30 arabs gang-raping a pretty US female soldier would do to troop morale and support for the war at home?"

As for troop morale I would imagine it would make it a little difficult to keep them from killing every raghead they see on the street. As for the folks back home? Know your enemy for what it is and destroy it.

[American_Centurion]

I'll consider your statement to be true when there are no more male REMFs.

Until then, you're full of it.

[austinite]

I did my time....

[LIConFem]

Hey, Vasquez... Ever been mistaken for a man??

No, have you?

;o)

[cyborg]

LOL!!! See? Actually I hear our guys and gals still do listen to 80s music in Iraq which makes me happy :-)