[Future Snake Eater]

Gen. Dempsey, it turns out, is a rich source of instructive stories.

There was a chick in the turret of a vehicle he was in once.

Helluva story, sir. Put 'em in the Infantry!

[TurboZamboni]

"When you have one part of the population that is designated as warriors and another part that's designated as something else, I think that disparity begins to establish a psychology that in some cases led to that environment. I have to believe the more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally."

So I guess this means women will have to do the same PT test to the same standards as men and they'll be REQUIRED to sign up for the draft. equal and all, right?

[Iron Munro]

The militant leftist campaign to pussy-fi American men and de-feminize American women takes a giant step forward.

[rockinqsranch]

I disagree with the General as I believe the suspicions, the distrust are as contrived as everything else the class warfare mongers persue to benefit their personal goals.

It’s not natural for people to distrust their military unless someone causes them to distrust those they depend upon for their freedom, their security.

[Tenacious 1]

For the divide between citizen and soldier may only grow greater as the years pass, and develop into mutual suspicion, even mutual contempt. And divided we fall.

What is this guy talking about? I think this might be what he hopes happens (General?). I'm confused. I don't know if there has been a time in history where the average citizen was more supportive of our Military and members except maybe WWII.

There are now private charities and fundraisers to provide additional aid and support for everything from military wives and children for active service to Wounded Warriors. I trust and have confidence that if our soldiers ever had to "pick a side" (as I think this guy might be eluding too in his Us Vs. Them scenario) they would sooner go against the goevernment once the lines were clear and fight for the freedom of the people.

[Red Badger]

His story sounds as if he was disappointed........that it was a female whose knee he had just slapped........

[heylady]

Did no one else pick up on the fact that he slapped the gunner on the leg expecting it to be a man? I am surprised she didn’t file a sexual harassment suit against the General.

[Rebelbase]

“Hi, I’m Amanda; I’ll be your turret-gunner today”.

[donna]

and I slapped the turret gunner around the leg

When is his court-martial for sexual harassment?

[righttackle44]

It's interesting that the Israeli Defense Forces who once had women in the fiercest of combat situations, have removed them, for one very simple reason: when a woman was wounded, surrounding male soldiers would stop what they were doing and jump to her aid instead of simply yelling for a medic.

The Israelis concluded that it is simply the instinct of a man to protect a woman. The data that leads to the conclusion is costly and deadly. Too many Israeli men died supplying it.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

It was during this same news conference that he discussed the considerable problem of sexual harassment, not to mention outright abuse and rape, in the service. He traced it to treating women as less than equal.

Except that most rape victims in the military are men.

[lentulusgracchus]

Greenberg the Moron speaks:
No, not every woman -- or man -- may be fit for combat, but now every trooper has a chance to qualify for it. Which is as it should be -- at last.

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Yeah, I'm sure the Battling Bastards of Wake agreed with you, Pauly, especially after they got out of those Japanese prison camps, where they saw American nurses, captured in the fall of Bataan, raped repeatedly until they got pregnant, and then trussed up with their thighs together when their time was due, so they died screaming in childbirth. We could ask the nurses in question what they think about your satisfying little liberal chestnut, but like I said, they were all murdered by the Japanese.

[Red Steel]

Just being a trigger puller doesn’t make women have the capacity to do an offensive combat operation where brute strength, speed, and the mindset that are necessary for victory.

And furthermore, women being KIAs has nothing to do with combat effectiveness. Always see and read this sorry canard being played by the leftists.

Obama and the rest of the DUms have found their “Yes” girl in Dempsey.

[sten]

generally... the problem isn’t having women in the military... it’s the reduction of qualifying standards in order to allow them in. this leads to weaker then possible units... and when your life is on the line, you want to make sure you’ve done everything you can to minimize the chance of failure

this includes optimizing each member to the maximum potential for the role

being built weaker, by design, is not optimal... obviously

[clintonh8r]

My impression of Dempsey is that he is a tool.

[skeeter]

To hell with 5000 years of recorded human history - the liberals' epitaph.

This article is gibberish.

[unread]

I don't like this guy.....I don't like his look....

You know how you sometimes look at someone and get that first impression....Well...I don't like this guy...

[andyk]

He’s already talked about lowering standards.

[mbarker12474]

A nation that believes women are somehow equivalent to men in form and function and treatment expectations, and sends them off to war to do combat, does not deserve victory in war.

[USAF80]

Based on what this clown said most Air Force guys would feel like second class citizens as they are not “warriors”.