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Panetta removes military ban on women in combat, opening thousands of front line positions.
Associated Press ^ | January 23, 2013 | Staff

Posted on 01/23/2013 12:39:15 PM PST by AnAmericanAbroad

Panetta removes military ban on women in combat, opening thousands of front line positions.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhodod; bhosecdef; combat; military; militarywomen; obamalegacy; panetta; women; womenincombat; womeninmilitary
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

I fully expect our military to be used against us, so I see this as good news. Nothing like a bunch of screaming little girls trying to act tough.


41 posted on 01/23/2013 1:01:32 PM PST by CodeToad (Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Openly homosexual troops and now this. Yep, that’s how you maintain the best military in the world.

They’ll do a couple of photo ops with their sleeves rolled up blazing away with their ASSAULT RIFLES to help females who are running for office on the DimmocRat ticket.

Yeah, we’re done.


42 posted on 01/23/2013 1:01:39 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Are we expecting to need a new batch of cannon fodder?


43 posted on 01/23/2013 1:03:09 PM PST by DManA
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

sigh,, how long before unisex boot camp? sign me up.

I’d still squeeze into a khaki outfit, XL uhh OK XXL

I can hear our enemies giggling now..


44 posted on 01/23/2013 1:04:19 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: All

Please remember the thousands of women in our military that DID NOT request or demand this when we talk about them decorating fox holes and dying like men.

God bless all of them.


45 posted on 01/23/2013 1:04:38 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Can’t you hear Satan laughing?


46 posted on 01/23/2013 1:05:07 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: ilgipper

I kinda like the idea of a Battleaxe Battalion.


47 posted on 01/23/2013 1:06:32 PM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great; until it happens to YOU.)
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To: EEGator
This is a serious mistake on multiple levels. F Obama and all his administration.

There was talk of bringing back the draft.

48 posted on 01/23/2013 1:06:47 PM PST by dragonblustar (Allah Ain't So Akbar!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Sending your 18 year old daughter into the Marines? No disrepect to the memory of what the USMC USED to be, but I would not do that.

This was her choice and it was quite a surprise. With her high scores they are guiding her into intelligence so hopefully she won't see combat. Then again she still has to get through boot camp.

49 posted on 01/23/2013 1:07:58 PM PST by ParityErr (It's impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.)
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To: ParityErr
My 18 year old daughter is going into the Marines in August

God bless her! I thank her in advance for her service!
50 posted on 01/23/2013 1:09:52 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: dragonblustar

That would be a good way to screw things up even more.(that seems to be the plan)


51 posted on 01/23/2013 1:12:32 PM PST by EEGator
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To: napscoordinator
Max was being general about the a$$hole in the White House. Thank you for the great job you did in raising your fine daughter and your daughter who is becoming one of the finest! God Bless you and your daughter!

This also worried me when she told us. Actually I'm more worried about her being assaulted by the dykes then anything else. She's a strong kid and won't take crap so I have faith in her.

52 posted on 01/23/2013 1:13:27 PM PST by ParityErr (It's impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.)
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To: GeronL

Same thinking as the fringe lefties who want to bring back the draft. Draft our daughters into the Army and start sending them home in body bags and every parent in America will run out and join a Code Pink protest.

Or so they think.


53 posted on 01/23/2013 1:14:03 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Looking at some of the pictures of Clinton testifying today, I’m thinking that those crazy eyes could get us some real estate.


54 posted on 01/23/2013 1:15:14 PM PST by PatriotCause (California Sucks)
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To: GeronL

http://www.humanevents.com/2012/02/14/failing-culture-puts-women-in-combat/

Let’s cut to the chase and deal with the real issue. Feminists and their spineless male supporters won’t be satisfied until women are serving in every ground combat role, including infantry and Special Forces. Why is that a bad idea, what are the consequences for our security, and why will this lead to our daughters being involuntarily drafted into combat?

First, it is a bad idea because direct ground combat is the most physically demanding task known to mankind. The average male has twice the upper body strength and a quarter more endurance than the average female which explains why men are best suited for ground combat roles. When it comes to ground combat, brawn matters and the weak don’t survive.

Recall television images of our infantry on patrol in the mountains of Afghanistan or patrolling villages in Iraq. Those troops carry a full 60-80 pound combat load for hours at a time often in extreme heat, day after day. That grueling routine is interrupted by periods of intense violence that require quick Herculean effort. Few women can perform to that standard.


55 posted on 01/23/2013 1:16:29 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
Okay, so an 'openly gay' military stops MALES from enlisting.. Females on front lines stops FEMALES from enlisting..

I see an effort by 0bama to willfully drive down enlistments.. Hmmm...

56 posted on 01/23/2013 1:20:59 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (IMPEACH OBAMA)
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To: dead
On the bright side, it would be great to see a bunch of badass American chicks sending scores camel-effing islamatards off to the hereafter.

Tarantinoesque, with the right soundtrack.


The ever-increasing ridiculousness of the Hollywood riot-grrrl porn, shat out by the likes of Tarantino, is exactly the reason that so many clueless sheep in this country support things like women in the military. After all, those 102-pound poster girls for acute anorexia can kick the crap out of 12 'roided man-beasts without breaking a nail, so obviously only a sexist pig would be against women in combat! In real life, of course, the most badass woman alive would only stand a 50-50 chance of beating a one-armed, 15-year-old male with polio. In the age of CGI, however, reality doesn't stand a chance. However, I guarantee that reality will get the last laugh.
57 posted on 01/23/2013 1:21:48 PM PST by fr_freak
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

This will not end well.


58 posted on 01/23/2013 1:21:48 PM PST by ronnyquest (I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of freedom only to see marxism elected at home.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Foxholes will look much nicer with better interior decorators.


That already happened when they did away with DADT


59 posted on 01/23/2013 1:22:13 PM PST by maine yankee (I got my Governor at 'Marden's')
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
If the Dems nominate a female liberal in 2016 for president, the rhetoric about female body parts this summer will pale in comparison to what will transpire in that year. In addition, we will hear and see signs ridiculing male body parts in a variety of political issues. "Kick them in the..." "Cut their..." Garbage like that will be mainstream.
60 posted on 01/23/2013 1:24:03 PM PST by ConservativeStatement (Obama is the "Disco Duck" president. A no-substance novelty that reached number one.)
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