Gingrich says Santorum 'completely misunderstands' modern warfare

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[VinL]

Newt Gingrich criticized Republican rival Rick Santorum on Tuesday afternoon for his “complete misunderstanding of modern warfare” over the former Pennsylvania senator’s remarks on women in combat.

Santorum on Thursday said he had “concerns about women in frontline combat.”

“I think that could be a very compromising situation … where people naturally, you know, may do things that may not be in the interests of the mission because of other types of emotions that are involved,” Santorum told CNN’s John King.

Gingrich fired back at Santorum, calling his credentials to be commander in chief into question during a press availability at the Tulare World Ag expo during his four-day swing in California.

“We should be very proud of the men and women who put on the American uniform and risk their lives in order to protect this country,” Gingrich told reporters. “I just think that Rick completely misunderstands the nature of modern warfare by his comments.”

The former House speaker... said he believes no matter where you are wearing the U.S. military uniform, you are in combat – something Santorum should understand.

“Whatever your technical assignment, whether you’re a truck driver or you’re working with logistics, or you’re a military person, you’re in combat. And I think that we have to understand that from day one,” Gingrich said.

[Clyde5445]

I guess Rick forgot about female combat pilots. If I’m not mistaken the fly jets and hellos.

[ReneeLynn]

Yah, but is he fine with all the Newt attackers who hide under the safety of being Santorum supporters? They’re getting worse than Mittbots. They post anti-Newt threads all the time and come in on Newt threads to tell us all what idiots we are for supporting him.

[jwalsh07]

Your daughters signed up for the infantry yet? My wife, an Army vet like me is LOL at the notion that some people can’t get it through their thick skulls that men and women are different. Women can serve honorably in the Army but they can’t, and shouldn’t do, what men can and have to do.

[Marguerite]

You have to understand Santorum thinking, even if he guarded himself so far saying it openly. If you gather his quotes about women, you’ll patch just that up.

He even suggested that Sarah Palin should stay home and take care of her five kids ...

His idea about women is - they should stay home, breed children and spend their whole life tending to them. Just like his wife does.

[Gene Eric]

PSYCHO-FREEP has nothing to do with Santorum’s voting record.

Santorum is a humorless Bush reincarnate. We need new direction.

[jwalsh07]

Yeah, and I’m told they do it with 70 pound packs and 80 pounds of body armor and ammo carrying a SAW while forced marching 20 miles. Regular Rambolinas.

[GeronL]

Newt is wrong. Often.

[TFMcGuire]

It is barbaric to send women into combat. Only weak and reprobate nations are guilty of the practice. Good and strong nations protect their women.

And regarding the picture of WASPS—the women were not used in combat but to ferry aircraft.

Sorry if you disagree—You are wrong.

[show]

We want Newt Gingrich to be President of the United States of America in 2013.

[Mr Rogers]

Newt is wrong. Of course, I’ve only got 25 years in, my Dad had 27, son has done tours in Iraq & Afghanistan, daughter was in the USMC, son-in-law 2 tours in Fallujah with Marine Infantry...guess I just don’t know much about modern combat.

[Christie at the beach]

Gingrich is more presidential. I don't think Santorum

should have said that regardless in what he meant since

women are serving. I have family serving (who are women)

[Tailgunner Joe]

Newt apparently agrees with how Bill Clinton redefined the term “combat zone” out of existence to justify unnecessarily deploying non-combatant female soldiers like Jessica Lynch into the combat zone to be captured, tortured and raped by the enemy.

[Clyde5445]

“It is barbaric to send women into combat. Only weak and reprobate nations are guilty of the practice. Good and strong nations protect their women.”

So does this apply to Israel as well. I don’t think Israel is “weak and barbaric” as you think they are. I this Israel is a rather strong nation.

[Marguerite]

"I guess Rick forgot about female combat pilots. If I’m not mistaken they fly jets and hellos."

And they are damn good at it.

In September 1942, Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron was established. Although the women pilots of WAFS flew military planes across the US to military bases, filling in the lack of manpower.

When the two groups were merged to form Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) in August 1943, their duties increased beyond ferrying to towing targets for aerial gunnery practice, simulating strafing, instructing male pilots and running check flights for repaired aircrafts.

Four F-15C pilots from the 3rd Wing step to their respective jets, left to right: Maj. Andrea “Gunna” Misener, 19th F Capt. Jammie “Trix” Jamieson of the 12th Fighter Squadron, Maj. Carey “Mamba” Jones, 19th Fighter Squadron, and Capt. Samantha “Combo” Weeks, 12th Fighter Squadron. July 2008

[jwalsh07]

You impugned the intelligence of anyone supporting Newt.

Never mentioned intelligence, intelligent people are duped as often as stupid people.

JimRob has endorsed him. So, you’re saying that Jim is stupid?

JimROb endorsed the wrong guy, Santorum is a much more honorable man and he and Newt have very similar ratings by the ACU. Of course Santorum did not support an unconstitutional healthcare mandate under penalty of law for 20 years so there is that.

Let me be perfectly clear here, your post was a lie. That makes you a liar. I never called anybody stupid but I am about to do that right now.

Liberals or Conservatives who think that women can carry the load and not be a detriment to discipline and good order in infantry units are stupid.

Got that ReneeLynn?

And I won't be changing my opinion any time soon. I have already told Jim Robinson directly that I neither trust nor respect Newt. He is free to chop my account when he wishes. But if you think Kapos like you are gonna intimidate me with veiled threats you better get your head examined. Again!

[org.whodat]

No doubt noots wants to draft the moon-men and the green men from mars.

[Marguerite]

Santorum thought he showed “compassion” toward the women who serve in the US Army. Instead he disrespected them. It was good that Newt put him at his place.

[ReneeLynn]

Wow, now I’m a Nazi huh? Stay classy you Santorum supporter.

[muawiyah]

Not to worry about that part at all. 20 minutes worth of modern anime featuring battlebots and anyone, even Santorum, can see where our PREDATOR DRONES are headed.

We will house the chicks in Missouri ~ the guys will need to be further forward where they use their upper body strength to push around the drones to get them ready to take off!

End of that story.

Next, "Real Battlebots In Your Own Driveway".

[org.whodat]

Here is newts statement about women in combat when he was speaker.

Real Life Thoughts from Newt

"If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength. I mean, some do, but they're relatively rare. On the other hand, men are basically little piglets, you drop them in the ditch, they roll around in it, doesn't matter, you know. These things are very real. On the other hand, if combat means being on an Aegis-class cruiser managing the computer controls for twelve ships and their rockets, a female may be again dramatically better than a male who gets very, very frustrated sitting in a chair all the time because males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes."