[dandelion]

I guess you'd have to tell that to Boudicca, Celtic Queen of Icena, who burned Roman Londinium to the ground in 61 A.D.

You also need to tell it to Artemisia, Warrior-Queen of Halicarnassus who slapped Athens with her superior battle strategy.

You would need to tell it to Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai who not only crushed the Persian army to avenge her son, but killed King Cyrus. According to ancient writings, "Search was made among the slain by order of the queen for the body of Cyrus, and when it was found she took a skin, and, filling it full of human blood, she dipped the head of Cyrus in the gore, saying, as she thus insulted the corpse, "I live and have conquered you in fight, and yet by you am I ruined, for you took my son with guile; but thus I make good my threat, and give you your fill of blood."

These were the women of old. They were motivated by many noble or not so noble virtues; but the American woman as warrior makes them look like rank amateurs. American women, motivated by love of God and Freedom are serving voluntarily and nobly in combat even now, and they are laying down their lives for you. My daughter will be among them.

What the American woman lacks in size and strength, she makes up in sheer rage and cold cruelty, not to mention the pure unadulterated emotional-magma of PMS. They are filled with the visions of Sept. 11, and it makes them want to kill the bastards who murdered our men, parents and our children. They are not men - nor do they want to be. They are the essence of the Woman as Warrior risen to the highest form. What they cannot accomplish through size and strength they will accomplish through skill and fortitude.

So if you don't think women should be warriors, go tell it to the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force. Oh yeah, and go tell it to the Marines...

[Jhoffa_]

Look.. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but if you can't change a tire or kick my ass then you should just reserve these GI Jane screeds for the choir.

I have great respect for women, but don't insult my intelligence with posts like that.

[wardaddy]

You are confusing women political/military leaders of old with being equal in a combat role today.

I would never quarrel with the notion that a few women throughout history have been very warlike in their rule and deliciously vicious at times....but they are the exception and those who were effective were an exaggeration of men.

The list of reasons why women should not serve in comabt is so long it is essay worthy and we all know what they are.

Historically very few nations have relied on women in combat unless as a last resort. I suppose they were all stupid. This is not some new noble idea that the feminists have stumbled upon 30 years ago.

Like other misguided social engineering experiments, this one will fail with time. Mark my words.

[P.O.E.]

There isn't a day that goes by that my wife & I both wish we were younger so we both could sign up and take out some of these terrorists and tyrants.

Every time I hear about another of our troops down, it only makes us madder.

The B52's have taken off from Britain. So payback is imminent.