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2005-05-18 Home Front: WoT

More Resistance to Ban on Women in Combat

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Posted by rkb 2005-05-18 7:55:31 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A Time Mag article I read awhile back said soldiers respected the Afghan veiled women and didn't search them. Since UBL, al Libbi, and others have reportedly hidden behind the burkas, I would think they would need more women to prevent inflaming their (over)"sensitivities". We should learn the lesson of Newsweak.

Posted by Danielle 2005-05-18 09:48|| 2005-05-18 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2 What is what, though ... I'm studiously keeping out of the debate, except to recognize both sides. It is indeed true that "there is no front line" anymore, but I am hesitant to change the status quo; don't make the ban more restrictive, just don't make it less so either. Sorry if this seems an "insufficient" weigh-in.

Posted by Edward Yee">Edward Yee 2005-05-18 09:52|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-05-18 09:52|| Front Page Top

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