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In reply to the discussion: On the Reality of Combat [View all]RILib
(862 posts)323. some years ago
I worked with a woman who made most men look like shrimps (think one of the Williams sisters.) She was also an avid tennis player in an area where playing tennis was a big thing. We loved to see her smash sexist guys into the dust in games.
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You sound like those who said women couldn't be in the millitary because they get histerical once a
Auntie Bush
Jan 2013
#264
You won't budge? So you have a closed mind and are not interested in others' experiences or opinions
October
Jan 2013
#272
Maybe you're not as tough as you imagine if the things you listed truly bother you.
randome
Jan 2013
#19
no, you're not. or else you wouldn't question the physical prowess of people who disagree with you
CreekDog
Jan 2013
#137
Apparently, you can't pull your weight because you are afraid of being naked
Luminous Animal
Jan 2013
#309
Thank you for your service. Your now probably ignored like the rest of us...
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#268
Ah well, the worse for you - I AM the Irish wife! Fiery temper and all....
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#295
So the article supports the proposition that it's tough being in the military. Got it.
randome
Jan 2013
#3
I see, so since you've never seen it, women can't do a proper pull-up.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#190
Become accustomed to burned/maimed bodies okay - seeing opposite sex naked bad
dballance
Jan 2013
#13
Right, Pay and Promotions, Because They're not as Patriotic and Dedicated as Men
dballance
Jan 2013
#47
How about a Major General? Orna Barbivai of the IDF. Do you want two names? OK
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#214
Changing of the goalposts. Dishonest and disingenuous. Face it, Israel is doing it already
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#229
Oops....just dropped another bollock . Really , reread your post . In the context of your argument..
pkdu
Jan 2013
#275
Aren't there humans with vaginas who care for maimed or burned bodies, and see their patients naked?
DeschutesRiver
Jan 2013
#106
"One can only imagine the humiliation of being forced to relieve yourself in front of the opposite
Brickbat
Jan 2013
#16
No, marriage is a pact of mutual respect, support and sacrifice through good times and bad.
Brickbat
Jan 2013
#22
Teh wimmens is so fragile and delicate! How will they survive pooping in a bag
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#28
I don't get your point. If a woman qualifies for combat duty, physically and mentally, what
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#37
If qualifying men are allowed to test themselves in combat, it's hard to see how
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#43
Thank you, yours is the perfect answer to many problems I have wrestled with on this.
SQUEE
Jan 2013
#53
If it is acceptable for men to be thrown into these situations, then it is acceptable for women.
Chorophyll
Jan 2013
#45
I don't have to read it; i agree with your premise. I find the decision extremely disturbing.
WinkyDink
Jan 2013
#48
The IDF does. Israel hasn't relaxed its standards - they simply have women who can fulfill them.
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#288
You conveniently left out the highly decorated tank commander, the crews manning the AA defenses....
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#322
Your entire premise is that women are too precious to be subject to the indignities of combat.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#67
After reading the whole article, I am struck by the lack of any reasonable perspective found there.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#71
the real reality of combat is that it only makes up about 2% of what you do in a war
WooWooWoo
Jan 2013
#72
Well you know how embarrassed we men get any time we even think of your lady-parts.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#111
Of course, we delicate flowers can't handle being firefighters or cops, either.
we can do it
Jan 2013
#82
Sound and fury signifying...nothing. Like letting women be doctors or astronauts...
Moonwalk
Jan 2013
#85
I've seen more than a few LARGE women who were perfectly capable of carrying anything a man
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#285
If we can recall, the US Army was actually lowering their standards during the height of the second
aaaaaa5a
Jan 2013
#317
This is essentially the same thing I said in another thread about this yesterday
Victor_c3
Jan 2013
#92
Isn't much of combat these days things like flying drones by remote control?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2013
#101
I dunno ask the guys humping rucks in the mountains in Afghanistan if thats modern combat...
SQUEE
Jan 2013
#107
+1. Many here seem to think it unladylike, but I support the women's right to choose (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2013
#102
Its already being done, in Israel without ANY deleterious effect on troops for the past 13 yrs
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#104
I believe women should have to register for the draft same as men (although I dont want ANY draft)
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#127
I'd love for someone here to go up to Tammy Duckworth and tell her she's not a "real" combat soldier
Starry Messenger
Jan 2013
#134
If we think PTSD is a problem now, wait until women start getting shredded in the field.
DollarBillHines
Jan 2013
#145
Filed Under: "Things you will NEVER read in the US Military Recruiters brochures and websites". ~nt
99th_Monkey
Jan 2013
#159
Looking at the suicide and PTSD rates, I don't think men can handle it either.
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#164
This crap has already been disproved as women in other countries have been serving in combat
Spazito
Jan 2013
#168
The reality is women are already serving in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2013
#189
I am on the fence about the women in combat decree. But taking away jobs from men....
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#298
Yes, I posted a link to the Israeli law that decrees women can serve in combat roles since 2000
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#219
I would laugh in your face, but your anonymous blathering precludes it.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#236
My favorite is how he makes it sound like Panetta did it on a whim or something.
Starry Messenger
Jan 2013
#261
The U.S. has been very fortunate in the wars we have fought since WWII.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#294
the "winner" in every single case, is the side that denies the opposition the ability to wage war
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#325
Holy cow...I wonder if the men in Israel know about this?! How could they subject their wimmenfolk
JanMichael
Jan 2013
#331