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To: laz17
There's a reason why she wasn't among the five shown alive, or among the seven bodies. And I don't even want to say it. Some Iraqis are gonna hang.

I'll say it. Her looks are probably keeping her alive, although not in a good way. She is probably being hidden as a private trophy by whoever commands that particular group of barbarians. I used to be open-minded about women in the military. Then I served 4 years in the Marines. The women I worked with were generally good people. Hard working, good character, highly motivated. However, they just weren't on the same level as the males when it came to physical demands. We regularly had to load ammo cans from 25 lbs. to 120 lbs. into the backs of 5-tons. I never once saw a WM (Woman Marine) load anything larger than the smallest can. It was pitiful. More than half of them got pregnant and were useless for anything other than administrative jobs for several months before and after birth. These were great gals, but they did not and do not belong in combat. Another question to think about. As a civilized society, do we really want our mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters to be combat hardened warriors, even if the physical demands weren't an issue?

138 posted on 03/24/2003 9:58:07 PM PST by norcalvet
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To: norcalvet
You need your own thread on this subject and offer your personal first person experiences with women in the military for all these vaunted social engineers to have to deal with.

Of course..the truth does not matter to them...only the intentions and fairness.
199 posted on 03/25/2003 1:10:00 AM PST by wardaddy
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