[kearnyirish2]

“Whether the Russians or Israeli had tapped out the manpower pool is moot”

Not exactly; there was a desperation that we simply don’t share at this point. The reason they did that back then illustrates why we shouldn’t do it now. I actually have no strong feelings about this; I could truly care less.

[MasterGunner01]

As one who's been on the sharp end of the spear, I regard the lives of my troops as something precious and not to be wasted through ill conceived social experimentation. It is difficult to lose people through accidents or enemy action in the military. Women have NO business in front line combat units for many reasons, but the people pushing this — especially female officers who think this is a fast track to general’s stars — is that war is an equal opportunity killer. War makes no distinction regarding sex, rank, or social position. War kills, maims, and wounds. The physical hurts heal for the most part, but the psychological damage lasts a lifetime.