[DNA.2012]

He appears to be referring to men’s emotions.

Though according to feminism, men don’t have any.

[icwhatudo]

Nice catch. This is not about a woman’s emotions. Its about the additional mental pressures a male soldier would be under trying to prevent a female combat soldier from getting killed, raped, etc etc. The title intentionally tries to make it sound like Santorum thinks women’s emotions are not up for combat.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

He could make a remark like that into a very good thing politically, based on exactly what you just stated about this referring to men's emotions. He could say that ‘he and many other men have been brought up to respect women and their intellect, and don't think of women as combat soldiers responsible for potentially killing others. Instead, they think of them as non-violent nurturers, like our mothers. In a combat situation this could lead to a difficult emotional situation for a man who, even knowing intellectually that women can fend for themselves, would feel a responsibility to try to protect.’

Some militant feminists would still be offended, but they aren't going to vote for anyone with an R after their name anyway.

[whistleduck]

I would expect a concise, powerful, emotionless and totally logical response from the usual vacuum headed media madams.

Better turn your volume down.

[super7man]

Don’t know anything about emotions but
men behave differently around women than they do
around other men.

Women definitely would impede the kill people and break things mission in combat.