[this_ol_patriot]

Some of us respect women. Do you want to see any American woman in the hands of the Taliban, as a POW in a Vietnam or in the hands of Saddam? Think.

[Orion78]

I respect women too. I would'nt like to see any POW's; male or female. When you join the military, you accept the consequences. If a woman choses to join the military and fight for her freedom (or for whatever reason), she should be allowed to do so.

[walden]

"Some of us respect women. Do you want to see any American woman in the hands of the Taliban, as a POW in a Vietnam or in the hands of Saddam? Think."

I think you might be as old, if not older than I am, so we probably can talk about this. I am a woman. I don't want to see ANY American as a POW, but it happens in war. However, this enemy is not the Germans, not the Vietnamese, not even Saddam Hussein. This enemy will torture and then kill all captured Americans, videotape the whole thing, then publish the videotape on the internet. The *ssholes in Chechneya (sp?) have done exactly that. I desperately hope that our troops have been provided with suicide poison pills, because I don't think capture is an option in this war.

This enemy is unspeakably horrible, but I can't see that it would be worse for women than for men. If I were 20 years younger I would have already signed up, and taken whatever position I was allowed to do the most damage possible to the enemy. This is a war we must win.

[Marysecretary]

I agree. The Afghans would slice them to pieces, after they are raped and God knows what else. Keep the women on the homefront. There are lots of opportunities for them to serve without going into the front lines to be captured, butchered and killed. I hate what the Clintons and their government did to our women.