[Ohioan]

Having been denouncing Rick, over the past couple of weeks, because of his disrespect for the Tenth Amendment, as well as hysteria over Iran--which among other things enables Obama to one up the Republicans, since he--and not they--have the means to create an incident, where Rick & Newt, at least, will have to support Obama on a very major issue, right in the middle of the campaign;--I will out of fairness defend him on the charge that he is out of line on women in combat.

The issues on women in combat go far deeper than any idea of disrespect for tom boy antics among young women. The issue has never been one of courage among young women; nor of patriotism. Rather, it goes to the validity of the whole Chivalric code, as a mainstay of Western values--family & community values;--and of the validity of traditional sex roles, as basic to human happiness. (See Women Hostage To Contrived Delusion.)

Undermining the understanding that young men should consider it a duty to protect women & children, has all sorts of long term detriments for both sexes--as does undermining the corresponding traditional duties of virtuous women. These values should not be abandoned as some sort of out of date fad. They go to the very core of an ongoing, and sustainable, social order.

William Flax

[itsahoot]

as well as hysteria over Iran

Wow, just when I was beginning to warm up to you, you go and jump off a cliff. If you don't see the danger there, then you should be over in the Ron Paul threads.

Unless of course you are just doing your job.

[hinckley buzzard]

These values should not be abandoned as some sort of out of date fad. They go to the very core of an ongoing, and sustainable, social order.

Too late. That ship sailed years ago. "Women in combat" is a natural consequence, not a cause, of the deterioration of the traditional virtues.