Santorum never has experienced combat and should keep his ignorant opinion out of something he has no clue about.
The modern Military absolutely, has a place for Women. Considering the highly technical equipment involved, there are now, many tasks that give Women the advantage over men. Since wars are being fought from a whole new perspective and objective, there is no way to compare them.
You're right
Just consider the high numbers of Israeli girls serving in the IDF.
And they rock! :)
RE: Serving in the Military and having served in combat, under fire,
Santorum’s concern is WOMEN IN COMBAT ( hence the title of the thread — FRONTLINE COMBAT), not military service in general. Santorum’s opinions are NOT merely his own. He said that he spoke to a lot of soldiers in combat who hold the same concerns.
Also, I don’t think Santorum is OPPOSED to Women in combat ( I heard him say when he was substituting for Bill Bennett in the radio show — MORNING IN AMERICA -— that if the woman proves that she can do the job as good or better than a man can, LET HER DO IT ).
To express a CONCERN should not be equated to a blanket OPPOSITION.