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Whisp

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73. I think it's for this reason:

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:22 PM

Jan 2013

men are the protectors and if a woman did as good a good on the frontlines as a man, well, that would hurt egos and make anger.

sorry to many men who don't feel like that - but enough do in the right power structures Do feel like that. They cannot accept equality.

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Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? [View all] davidn3600 Jan 2013 OP

I never understood why women were exempt. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #1

I too never really understood why women couldn't serve in combat roles. nick of time Jan 2013 #24

I think it's for this reason: Whisp Jan 2013 #73

Sounds about right. nick of time Jan 2013 #74

I have a relative that does that Whisp Jan 2013 #77

My wife does it good naturedly. nick of time Jan 2013 #78

Some will... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #79

Some of the women I've met... cbrer Jan 2013 #43

Yes. PDJane Jan 2013 #2

Um....you realize those jobs aren't just for the womenfolk, right? jeff47 Jan 2013 #16

They can, but they usually don't. And no, I don't trust the drafters to have a useable process. PDJane Jan 2013 #35

Yet it seems like you only consider this a problem now. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #38

No. I've been aware of this since the vietnam war. PDJane Jan 2013 #40

Single fathers are exempt from service. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #60

How is that going to be accomplished when women have children at home? Many southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #3

Easy, if a woman does not qualify for combat arms nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #5

This is one place I don't believe in drafting women. Sorry this is where I part ways. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #9

And countries with a universal draft do fine nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #10

Yes in some foreign country they have mandatory service. I had 2 cousins who went in the southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #13

That is a separate discussion. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #39

Sometimes equality doesn't cut it. Someone sitting in a ship or a plane is totally different southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #54

Freedom is Slavery? ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #63

So you are telling e Israeli women are slaves? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #70

Hell no! Sometimes they get uppity. ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #80

And you know why? It ain't nothing to do with what you think. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #85

A single father isn't drafted. A mother will be exempt from service, as well.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #58

Israel doesn't have an issue with it....everyone is subject to conscription when they turn 18... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #14

Yes I know my brother was worried about the draft. I remember when they were pulling southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #19

Agree 100%. The folks coming back from Vietnam didn't have to return unless they volunteered..... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #26

This is why I was thinking like this. PTSD is terrible to see. We ask to much of southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #56

Completely agree. War should absolutely be a last resort. Politicub Jan 2013 #32

Oh I remember clearly. They put it on TV. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #55

Women are not allowed in combat roles in Israel. They tried it. Didn't work. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #59

Why doesn't your argument apply to men? jeff47 Jan 2013 #17

havent you heard men dont matter leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #20

If you read my comment below and I said single man or female. It applies equally. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #21

Except that you're arguing women shouldn't have to register. jeff47 Jan 2013 #23

I don't think anyone should have to be made to register period. I know when my son southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #50

SOP for this poster obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #67

I had arrangements with my parents regarding my daughter when I was single and in the military... cynatnite Jan 2013 #45

I don't have a daughter. And your right I would support her decision. But if she didn't want southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #53

Aren't men equal parents? treestar Jan 2013 #51

Yes men are equal. My son happens to be a better parent then his wife. Even she will southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #57

I will ask this stupid question once again nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #71

You have your opinion. I have mine. But we know the government forces changes on personnel. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #75

My husband served in the USN nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #81

Whatever you say Nadin, whatever you say. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #83

It's not what I say nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #84

ok southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #86

Fact nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #87

ok, ok, ok, ok stop beating a dead horse will ya. I like you Nadin but please its enough. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #88

Bye nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #89

Yup nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #4

You've come a long way, baby! ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #6

"You've got your own cigarette now, baby. You've come a long, long way." Politicub Jan 2013 #34

Dont know if they will or they won't, temporary311 Jan 2013 #7

The answer is "no". ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #8

"just as many men do." really, i had no option except jail leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #18

Many women would risk jail to resist Draft Registration just like you did. ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #27

im not discounting women i'm counting on women to volunteer for the draft leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #29

Sorry, I misinterpreted your comment. ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #36

Why? jeff47 Jan 2013 #82

The first order of business is to protect our own troops from sexual assault by... demmiblue Jan 2013 #11

This. Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #12

Bingo. The situation has either gotten REALLY bad, or.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #15

Given the nature of the military... demmiblue Jan 2013 #25

If my sons have to go, your daughters have to go. I'm fine with it. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #22

I'm NOT fine with it, whether it's your sons or his/her daughter. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #28

Nobody WANTS a draft. But both genders should be eligible. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #33

If nobody wants a Draft, then NEITHER gender should be "eligible". (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #37

The world doesn't work that way davidn3600 Jan 2013 #41

If slavery is judged a military necessity, then repeal the 13th Amendment. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #61

Well, the feds do already have a list of all draft-age people jeff47 Jan 2013 #65

the point is equality; if there is going to be one, both sexes should register treestar Jan 2013 #52

Great question. The draft has been pretty meaningless for a while Politicub Jan 2013 #30

How about for a family with children, in the event of a draft the parents get to decide Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #31

I say yes. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #42

If the last barrier to women in combat has been removed it is time for women to register PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #44

To do it honestly, we'd have to repeal the 13th Amendment first. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #64

Sure... cynatnite Jan 2013 #46

I have the same objections to the draft that I had during Vietnam HeiressofBickworth Jan 2013 #47

My opinion hasn't changed since the Gary Eklund trial... ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #62

And we fought two wars with no draft for ten years+ nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #72

Absolutely. Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #48

I said almost exactly this thing earlier to someone obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #68

Yes, women should have to register too. MadrasT Jan 2013 #49

THIS!!! obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #69

Yes, they should obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #66

Yes, as soon as the ERA is added to the Constitution. MineralMan Jan 2013 #76