Posted on 07/23/2003 10:41:00 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
In the earliest days of the fierce Battle of Iraq, the nation learned of the violent capture of three brave female soldiers. Two were single mothers, and one of them never came home. Feminists have rushed to exploit the tragedies of that day by renewing their drive to put other women into all close combat units, including special operations forces and related helicopters, submarines, and even the infantry and armor.
In defense of sound personnel policies in the armed forces, the Center for Military Readiness has launched a national Americans for the Military petition campaign. We are asking President Bush to direct Pentagon leaders to objectively review and revise problematic Clinton-era policies.
These include: Changes in the 1994 rules that have put female soldiers at greater risk of capture by the enemy; Co-ed basic training that the Army has admitted is “not inefficient”; Long-term separation of children from single and dual-service parents and deployability problems associated with pregnancy; plus Gender-based recruiting “goals” that are rarely called “quotas.” Extensive information on these issues and more can be found in the “Issues” and “CMR Notes” sections of this website.
All four issues on the Petition to President George W. Bush can be revised administratively, in the same way that they were enacted during the Clinton Administration.
Whereas, the nation is proud of the men and women who are serving their country well in the War on Terrorism, and the Commander-in-Chief who leads them; and
Whereas, some activists are trying to use the capture, serious injury, and/or death of female enlisted soldiers in a support unit ambushed in Iraq as an excuse to promote radical feminist objectives, such as the inclusion of uniformed women in Special Forces helicopters, submarines, and many land combat units; and
Whereas, the majority of military women, especially enlisted soldiers, have been affected by the previous administration's 1994 decision to eliminate the Defense Department's "Risk Rule," and are therefore being required to serve in combat support units known to involve a "substantial risk of capture;" and
Whereas, there is no demographic or military need to routinely send young mothers to fight our wars, or to encourage acceptance of violence against women at the hands of the enemy; and
Whereas, numerous studies have convincingly shown that due to physical differences, female soldiers do not have an equal opportunity to survive, or to help fellow soldiers survive, in close combat environments; and
Whereas, Army co-ed basic training has been found by the Army Training and Doctrine Command to be "not efficient" and of no objective military value; and
Whereas, the nation appreciates the leadership of President Bush in restoring military readiness and morale, but the families of both men and women in the armed forces are still concerned about personnel policies that make military life more difficult or more dangerous;
We Respectfully Ask, Mr. President, That You Direct Uniformed and Civilian Pentagon Officials to:
No, she was killed because she was a soldier who was defending her country.
I am with you 100%.
I am concerned with keeping our female soldiers safe. That's why I don't want them in the combat zone. Less women will take the bait of a free college education and enlist now that they've seen what will happen to them.
Another one of your theories that doesn't make logical sense.
Actually, it makes perfect sense. You did get the memo about the Lynch Rambette stories being a load of BS propaganda, right?
There have been reports detailing what happened.
Yes, conflicting reports.
Less women will take the bait of a free college education and enlist now that they've seen what will happen to them.
I'm all for education in choice. If women decide they don't want to join because of what happened to Lynch and they know the odds of that happening, then it's a good thing.
Actually, it makes perfect sense. You did get the memo about the Lynch Rambette stories being a load of BS propaganda, right?
But you're saying that a man would've done better in that situation. All the men in her Humvee were killed, so how would a man have done better?
Yes, conflicting reports.
No, there's been an Army report of what happened.
I am concerned with keeping our female soldiers safe. That's why I don't want them in the combat zone.
I want all of our sodiers as safe as practical, that's why I support an all-volunteer force and resources used on equipment and training instead of recruitment.
Less women will take the bait of a free college education and enlist now that they've seen what will happen to them.
I'm all for education in choice. If women decide they don't want to join because of what happened to Lynch and they know the odds of that happening, then it's a good thing.
Actually, it makes perfect sense. You did get the memo about the Lynch Rambette stories being a load of BS propaganda, right?
But you're saying that a man would've done better in that situation. All the men in her Humvee were killed, so how would a man have done better?
Yes, conflicting reports.
No, there's been an Army report of what happened.
She was defending her country. A good reason.
I'm signing off, but maybe we can continue this tomorrow if you think of something else.
Thanks for all the bumps.
Yeah I could tell you were just keeping this going for the bumps since you didn't get much of a response.
I said I'll take an Oliver North over an Oliver Stone any day of the week. I wasn't putting down Oliver North. If you mispoke here and it was Oliver Stone that got a Silver Star, I'd still rather have people that believe in our cause instead of someone who uses his military tour to use as a springboard to make movies that propagandze against our military for the next 35 years.
It sounds to me as though your experience within the military is limited...to say the least.
Yep, never been in. But I can see who's on our side and who isn't and I'll take an Oliver North over an Oliver Stone any day of the week.
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