Posted on 02/07/2016 6:50:58 PM PST by NYRepublican72
Peterborough, New Hampshire (CNN)Ted Cruz told a New Hampshire audience Sunday that requiring women to sign up for the draft is "nuts," breaking with the views of several Republican presidential rivals.
Two days before the New Hampshire primary Cruz veered off his stump speech to blast his GOP competitors on the issue, which came up at the ABC debate Saturday. Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie all said or suggested they'd support women being required to enroll in Selective Service and be eligible for the draft, since female service members can now serve in combat roles. Cruz was not asked.
"It was striking that three different people on that stage came out in support of drafting women into combat in the military," Cruz said. "I have to admit, as I was sitting there listening to that conversation, my reaction was: Are you guys nuts?"
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Either way, it ought to be abolished.
That is the point. The U.S. haters in the 0bama posse hate us and do want us demoralized and do want to see dead soldiers on our side.
They wanted equality and now they can reap the rewards of equality....by being drafted.
Be careful of what you wish for...it just might not be what you thought you wanted.
Conscription exists in Israel for all Israeli citizens over the age of 18, [snip] exceptions are made on religious, physical or psychological grounds. The normal length of compulsory service is currently three years for men and two years for women.
Funny that you equate servitude with a draft. The law has never done that.
That probably won’t matter for the USA, but I believe conscripting women in countries that actually need conscription is a very bad idea. Women vote and if they have to take a year or so off for basic training they might vote for politicians wanting to dismantle the armed forces.
Men develop a better understanding for the dynamics of violent conflict and can see the necessity for armed forces by the time they reach voting age.
& since it’s a CNN source:
I explicitly mentioned the A-10 because it is CAS. It's a mission that seems well-suited to a maternal instinct. When women get that "Mama grizzly" thing going on, they'll tear some shit up protecting their own.
I’m pretty they still draft women and they are in combat roles. Maybe I’m wrong. WND is not really a credible source. I learned that the hard way.
33 % of IDF is female
They use a bad source
33% Israeli military female
He wasn’t asked about it was he?
No, but it kind of bugs me that he is making political hay out of it now that right-wingers have spoken up. Doesn’t really matter. At least someone said it. It’s a crazy idea.
You ever hear of a Wartie driver named Kim Campbell? Callsign *Killer Chick.*
They shoot at me, I shoot at them!
33% Israeli military female
About the number I observed last Summer. Many, many vehicle and aircraft technicians and electronics repair personnel. Most of the training center instructors, including the Mitkam Adam riflery school and the Shizafon tank center.
Yup! I wear that tartan :).
I think you have not been paying attention to our liberal leaders, schools, poets, transgenders, faggots, democrats, women and all “so called” smart people for they have proven in their minds that women are equal to men in all facets and there are no differences other than plumbing....and some are taking care of that as I write.
In the world I grew up in women were feminine, pretty and something to behold, cherish and respect.
Today, they are seething, knuckle dragging man haters that want to make all of the few remaining real women follow their beliefs 100%. Yep! Draft them and when the majority rebel against it, it will fail.
It was the next day.
And how many right wingers do you think are in NH?
If he really wanted to play politics in NH, wouldn’t he have gone with a non right winger view?
You are looking for anything to jump on him for.
And that’s a right wing view? I doubt they’re alone.
Your whole reasoning is petty.
Plus Don’t you think that IS his stance? He has 2 daughters.
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