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To: lentulusgracchus

Rackin’ my memory, but Israeli women fought alongside men in the Haganah only during the Israel war for independence in 1948. All the problems of morale and discipline came to the fore, and from then on women soldiers were relegated to support roles.

Pix of Israeli girl soldiers carrying their M-16s slung across the butt are neat (I have one of a gal in a bikini slinging her weapon) but doesn’t mean they are combat soldiers.

It’s more like where I was deployed the threat level was minimal but everyone had to carry their M-16 & magazines but no combat gear; it was mostly a pain in the neck.

BTW, that photo on this thread of the girl soldier saluting just breaks my heart. She’s as pretty as a picture but IMO hasn’t a clue about killing people & breaking things.


65 posted on 01/20/2011 6:20:31 AM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: elcid1970
BTW, that photo on this thread of the girl soldier saluting just breaks my heart. She’s as pretty as a picture but IMO hasn’t a clue about killing people & breaking things.

Yes, I agree she needs to be propping up a doorway, waiting for her soldier boy to come home. Submerging women in combat is just sick, and evidence that ideology has driven out someone's humanity.

68 posted on 01/20/2011 6:43:54 AM PST by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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