[optik_b]

I seriously doubt President Bush would like his daughters to be in the combat zone. I don't understand the military reason for having teenage girls sent into the combat zone.

[dennis1x]

the military is meant to break stuff and kill people....if you arent up for that, dont leech and expect a handout.

[JennysCool]

The feminists have insisted on it for years.

[breakem]

I'll take a stab, because they volunteered and passed basic training? Just a guess.

[fishtank]

We need to contact the White House and ask that the Clinton era rules be dropped.

[elephant]

Are you a troll?

[leadpencil1]

Now you did it.

[rolling_stone]

Welcome to FR! It's a feminist thing Clinton put into effect....

[stevio]

Welcome to diversity.

[Solson]

First, it's a volunteer Army, etc. She signed up knowing the full range of situations she could find herself. Second, the left, the feminists, and the equal-opportunity-to-die folks all pushed for this forever.

Bush didn't put this girl there...she did.

[doodad]

optik_b signed up 2003-03-09

Welcome to FR

[skeeter]

ping

[dljordan]

Because Bill Clinton's administration listened to a bunch of radical feminists that insisted that women should be allowed in the support lines. Women are just as good as men in combat even if we have to change the training requirements to prove it.

[Liberal Classic]

Why are we sending Teenage Girls into the Battle Zone?

The same reason we send teenage boys into battle?

[PISANO]

Why are we sending.............

Thank the Democrats in general, X42, NOW and all the FEMI-NAZIS!

[clamper1797]

Why are we sending any woman into the battle zone ????

[Reagan Man]

Are you for real?

Those who join the American military are well aware of the risks involved in choosing the profession of waging war.

If you can't take the heat, stay away from the fire.

Life itself, is not without risk.

God Bless America

[oscharbob]

Any young man or woman going into the military know what the possibilities might be........going into military war action is just one of those possibilities.
Male or female.....they should be honored for their bravery!


oscharbob

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Was she drafted?

[Hodar]

I seriously doubt President Bush would like his daughters to be in the combat zone. I don't understand the military reason for having teenage girls sent into the combat zone.

You are correct, we should just give them a paycheck, train them for combat, promote them into command positions... then never let them see combat because they might get hurt. < /sarcasm>

The purpose of the Army is to enforce the will of the US gov't, it is a noble and honorable profession. This 'teenage girl' knew well (better than most) what her job will entail, the risks and the dangers. She volunteered, and she took the oath. Now, are you proposing we give her special priviledges that we do not extend to teenage boys, simply because she is a girl?

[LizardQueen]

What struck me about both the women captured/killed from the 507th was their job titles - one was a cook and the other was a supply clerk. What the heck were they doing out in a convoy of mechanics in a war zone?

If their skills were actually applicable (like truck driver, mechanic, engineer, whatever) it would have made a little more sense, but I still don't understand the reason they were there in the first place. And I'd still be as confused even if they were men with those job descriptions.

LQ