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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 05:37 AM Original message |
If women can defend Fort Hood, they can defend America. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. disagree with you on this one, engaging in a firefight in combat is a lot different than engaging |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They are in combat though. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. they all are trained for that eventual firefight, but what i think you want is something different |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Do you mean "balls"...?...Honestly, it doesn't help..Just a place of vulnerability. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
44. no i mean endurance, stamina, strength, you know the things that allow a body to lift more, further |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Actually, vadawg, I believe women have more endurance than men |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. No way, Jose. No. No. No. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I'm not talking about equality in the name |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. yup any combat veteran from the teeth arms will come to the same conclusion |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I always think of this person and her story. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. That sounds like an issue for the men. Not professional of them. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
8. absolutely. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
10. Who are "we" defending against? |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. +100000000000 |
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C_Lawyer09 (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
12. You answered your own question |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
13. Women have been conscripted into the Israeli Defence Force for decades |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Gay soldiers serve openly in the militaries of all the oringinal |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. I don't know what to make of this: |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. That's a good point. nt |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Don't get mad at me - it's Israeli law. Go piss on their leg. nt |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I thought you were bringing it up |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Perhaps female Israeli soldiers don't face the same issues. n/t |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. Know what would have been a hoot and would have made freeper heads explode? |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
16. 110% with you, Grits! |
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C_Lawyer09 (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Definition |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. See post # 19 . |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. All women who can pass the physical requirements... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. the biological differences between the sexes seem lost on some |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
18. Armed Woman = Unarmed Men? |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Here is my comment after the article: |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
19. The issue of weight that is carried is being reviewed and not because of women. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
23. Ripley convinced me a long time ago. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
24. Women have always been on the battlefield |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Exactly. |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. Glad to see you're feeling better, Grits. /nt |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Thanks. |
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yeah, let's throw some more folks into the meat-grinder |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. What do you think some of them are out there doing now. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
33. They can and do. (n/t) |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
35. I agree, but when was the last time our military "defended" this country? WWII? |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. seriously |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. No thans, our wars have nothing to do with defending America. ro |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Some people don't care about anything unless it directly affects them |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
39. If you knew anything about an Army base |
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C_Lawyer09 (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-07-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Enlightening |
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