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In reply to the discussion: OK, I gotta say it. Women don't belong in combat. [View all]Liberty Belle
(9,534 posts)She was a veteran, and she died of colon cancer after years of failing to get a diagnosis until it was too late; her bowel exploded during surgery and she was gone.
I meant to say combat, not Congress. We need MANY more women in the House and Senate!
Yes I know we are a volunteer mlitary force, of course, but that could change someday if we keep having these endless wars.
you are accurate that males' sperm can be affected by Agent Orange and other chemicals. But the statistical rate of deformed offspring is much, much higher in women vets.
Dual vet families no doubt does increase the risk, and yes, women are already in dangerous positions over there.
I stand by my statement that I do not believe women should be forced into combat, though, if they don't wish to go because if we send all of our young men and women to the front lines and contaminate them all in some future draft, that's just wrong. Others may disagree, but I believe that quite firmly.
The best recourse, of course, is not to get into so many wars and not to use inhumane weapons that punish not only our enemies, but our own soldiers.