Why shouldn't we draft women as well as men?
Actually, we are talking about sending women into combat, for this simple legal reason: In the 1970s an anti-war type brought a federal suit saying the drafting of (just) men was unconstitutional--eventually the USSC rulled that SINCE women were not used in combat--by congressional mandate, there was no need to draft them. Therefore the only legal barrier to drafting women is the combat rule. Since the '70's forward, the feminists have pressured the military (within and without) to allow increasing roles for women--including roles that were once called combat roles.
Since left-wing feminists are anti-military and anti-war generally, this fits well into their agenda (just like those who call for the draft now--its done for anti-war purposes), the idea being when we have America's daughters coming home in body bags we'll be less likely to use our military than otherwise. Roles in peace-time too--neatly divided between combat and non-combat (training exercises)will not be so neat, come a serious war. Physical and emotional strength--as well minimizing distractions for the men--are important even in the most modern technological military.....and women do not help in these priorities. 50% of women on various ships during the Gulf War became pregnant....can you imagine the problems that would cause if we were against a really challenging foe??? Its stupid to the point of absurdity to think you can put 18 year old men & women together and not have serious "family" problems.
Not since pagan times have Western governments forced women into military service. The day our government does this--is the day I help my daughter to be a draft dodger. Its not right and unnatural to require women in the military.
How many commanders would have been relieved of duty in WW2 had conditions been the same then as they are today? Imagine how different the outcome of the war might have been if, say, Eisenhower and McArthur were relieved of command for improper relationships with women in their command? (Just hypothetical, not suggesting that Eisenhower and McArthur would have put themselves in that situation).
I think you and I are trying to achieve the same objective but I'm coming at this thing from a different angle then you are. I feel that if we "call the bluff" of the feminists and start requiring women to register for the draft as men, that they will start backing off a little and they might not be so quick to keep pushing the envelope in the future. It is my opinion that if we continue to reassure them (the feminists) that there never will be any call to draft women, that they will continue to push for women to assume ever increasing roles, even combat roles. Right now, the feminists are fighting this on principle and for political gain as they are feeling confident that nobody will ever call them on it. But I am telling them to put up or shut up.