What you fail to realize is, the new Military and the technology that has expanded with it, allows women to fight along side men. You listed the recent attributes of a special ops, tactical team, which most men cannot qualify for either. There are very few who could carry out the duties described in post #86.
Women make very good pilots, tank drivers, etc, and in many cases, outperform most men in complex duties and tasks.
And Women can also handle tactical weapons to military standards. To say they are inferior in all ways is downright wrong. The modern military has a place for them and they have been proving that theory for decades.
Again, we are talking about FRONTLINE COMBAT (see the title of the thread ), The sort being done by those who fought door to door in the SURGE in Iraq, the sort that leads Navy Seals to rescue hostages from Somali Pirates.
I don’t think Santorum is so ignorant that he cannot see the difference between Women who can do the job and women who cannot. HE SAID SO in the talk show he subs for.
If a woman can shoot and dunk better than a man in basketball, I see no reason why they can’t allow THAT woman to play in the NBA.
How old do you think I am ? LOL I was and still have pals in the modern military, I was not born in Vietnam you know.
OK got a few wrinkles forming but give me some credit, EEK.
Seriously.
I have no [problems with women serving but not on the front lines, in combat units where I served, it does not work.
MP’s etc yes battle troops and marines , Navy seals etc no way and from experience I can honesty say it does not work