Posted on 02/07/2016 3:04:37 AM PST by JediJones
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday that he would support women in military combat roles, but would follow that advice from his military advisers "because I would want to hear that without a political bent."
"The answer is yes because they're really into it," the billionaire businessman told Chris Cuomo on CNN. "And some of them are really, really good at it.
"I would really speak to the generals, because I would want to hear that without a political bent," Trump cautioned. "To the public, they say, 'yes, yes, yes,' but I would want to hear it without the political bent."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Read what Trump said. It’s a lot like your sentiments.
The issue is the drafting of women who might then be compelled to serve in ‘combat arms’ units.
There will always be women who volunteer for hazardous duty.
I do not care for that stuff, but I ain’t about to shoot them.
Don’t draft my daughter. Don’t draft my sister. Try it and meet my notion of serious business.
Get it?
Personally, if a general thought it was a good idea to violate the laws of nature and intentionally put women in combat situations, I’d bust his ass back down to private.
No civilized country should send their women into combat, only at the very last resort...
Well that was one of the most awesome Posts that I personally have ever seen put up on FR.com
Thank You very much.
Without the best possible rising through the military ranks, how can anyone get the military to where it needs to be?
Then be very specific and I can tell you this mech crap is just that. It is for the big war with Russia. Riding up and down roads MSR’s is asking to get killed. The enemy has killed and maimed many Americans riding in track vehicles with IED’s. We taught the Muhajadeen how to build IED’s. Look at all the Russian tanks and APC’s that littered AFGHAN. Why were we so stupid? Tank commanders and Russian woman in WWII? Show me the Russian female Armor/ tank CO’s today?
I believe that all should serve not necessarily in combat positions, but if a woman can do the job with NO special accommodations let her. Threaten a woman’s children and see what a combatant she can be.
Horrific.
Cruz in Iowa addressed the topic in a questionnaire:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3393946/posts
Yes, that was a great post. Lots of interesting details...
The truth is rarely a pretty picture. There is nothing pretty or elegant about the Infantry. The mission is simple-”to close with and destroy the enemy.”
“Trump: I Would Support Women in Combat Roles”
Trump is like a mirror, he reflects the views of whoever he is talking to. If he was in front of the VFW he would be against women in combat.
EXCELLENT political move. No upside in coming out against women in combat. He can always ‘reconsider’ once in office, after the generals explain the situation.
“I think it was disgusting that not one candidate said women are not designed for combat and are to be protected.”
I agree with you. The answer Trump gives below probably means he does to:
“I would really speak to the generals, because I would want to hear that without a political bent,” Trump cautioned. “To the public, they say, ‘yes, yes, yes,’ but I would want to hear it without the political bent.”
DUMBO backs women in combat http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/01/24/obama-panetta-pentagon-women-in-combat/1862075/
What would 1 of them do if they had a tour with an outfit like Merrili’s Marauders. Or the men who fought under Gen MacArthur..my dad had 5 major battles under him, including Corregidor. Airborne, put up the first US flag under sniper fire on a telegraph pole to be given to the Gen in that battle.
We are seeing them come home from both M.E. wars minus legs, arms etc. Besides the KIA.
He must mean Lesbians.
At least Trump is teachable.
He would listen to the generals. Obama sure as hell doesn’t listen to them.
The Marine generals would give a hypothetical President Trump an earful on this issue of women in combat positions, that’s for sure.
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