[MACVSOG68]

??? Are they serious. Of course there are more service women killed, THEY ARE ALLOWED IN COMBAT NOW. Stupid article of the month.

Actually a good article, if one were to read past the first line. Women still cannot be assigned to combat units but do serve in combat support units. And since the war against the insurgents is a 360 degree war, no one is safe from IED's.

[Non-Sequitur]

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[Always Right]

But was is 'troubling' about it? Even if they are officially in combat units, they are still on the front line in support roles. I am actually shocked there were only 70 women killed out of the some 3000 deaths. If women are going to play active roles in a war, some are going to be killed. That is the price to pay when you ask for more equality.

[KeyLargo]

"...war against the insurgents is a 360 degree war, no one is safe "from IED's.

Exactly.

The Dinosour media, most Americans and politicians still choose to believe that there is some sort of trench warfare, front line vs rear area warfare in today's world-wide conflicts.

I think that beginning with the Vietnam War there was no such thing as front or rear areas. The TET offensive showed that country-wide enemey attacks on our military where going to be the rule from then on, leaving no bases secure.

[Little Bill]

One of the things that people, Rat Voters, don't realize is that most Troops don't die from gun shot wounds, John Wayne type of stuff, but from accidents and having chunks of flesh blown from their bodies by IED's.

War is not a pretty thing, winning is and justifies the sacrifice.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Women still cannot be assigned to combat units but do serve in combat support units. And since the war against the insurgents is a 360 degree war, no one is safe from IED's."

Precisely. I was in a Support Battalion for many years. Our "job" was to supply the front lines. We moved the "bullets, beans and gasoline." Being a woman didn't negate my end mission.

There is NO 100% safe position in the military. These women VOLUNTEERED for these jobs, as did I and hundreds of thousands of other women throughout history. There hasn't been a time in our history when women didn't take up arms or do what needed to be done to defend their families and country. :)That's Molly Pitcher, in case anyone doesn't know.

[Tax-chick]

no one is safe from IED's.

Nor from airplane, helicopter, and truck crashes - a major cause of death for our troops of any service or gender.

[verity]

Ever get the feeling that Scarborough is Elaine Donnelly's sister? ;-)