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Neoma

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15. I've become a WWII buff, somewhat.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #14)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 01:52 PM

Dec 2012

If there's anything I love from it, It's the Russian flying night witches.

"A stealth technique of the night bombers was to idle the engine near the target and glide to the bomb release point, with only wind noise to reveal their location."

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches

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Shall women serve in combat? [View all] question everything Nov 2012 OP

It would be nice if the military would recognize Warpy Nov 2012 #1

Quite right. Combat does not necessarily mean charging up a hill question everything Nov 2012 #2

I agree with Warpy. The line has already been crossed in many ways. Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #3

They do already, inadvertently, but to put them into that Cleita Nov 2012 #4

Inadvertently? Really? longship Nov 2012 #6

I thought that is what I said. Cleita Nov 2013 #29

In urban combat, the fighting can be face to face. Kaleva Nov 2012 #7

Actually De Leonist Nov 2013 #28

Spare me the lecture. I write stories about amazons and shield maidens. Cleita Nov 2013 #30

From the Rear? De Leonist Nov 2013 #32

Nobody knows how Boudicca actually waged war. We only know from a few Cleita Nov 2013 #33

As a feminist, I said FUCK COMBAT. MotherPetrie Nov 2012 #5

I pretty much agree with that. Kath1 Dec 2012 #12

Here's a crazy idea... Lugia Dec 2012 #16

There is nothing bashing in what I said. I didn't say they didn't invent anything. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #21

How do you know? Men used to take credit for what women Cleita Nov 2013 #31

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #17

That is wishful thinking. Just think Margaret Thatcher and Golda Meir stevenleser Mar 2013 #18

Wow - out of thousands of years of countless male warmongers, you manged to find MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #20

There havent been that many women leaders to examine. The fact that there stevenleser Mar 2013 #22

If so, that's because women are trying to emulate men -- AKA the power sex. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #23

You are taking wishful thinking to a new level with unintended consequences and meanings. stevenleser Mar 2013 #24

As women are child bearers Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #34

Like those who commit murder don't think they will be caught, those who start wars assume they will stevenleser Sep 2014 #35

Yes, but noamnety Nov 2012 #8

Yes. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #9

They do -- they just don't get the medals and promotions obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #11

Support soldiers have always had casualties One_Life_To_Give Dec 2012 #13

I know, but I mean female service members are seen as support obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #14

I've become a WWII buff, somewhat. Neoma Dec 2012 #15

Yes, absolutely. Neoma Nov 2012 #10

100% equality and equal opportunities in the military and beyond. Period. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #19

Yes, I believe so. HappyMe Mar 2013 #25

Yes. idwiyo Mar 2013 #26

And pregnancy shouldn't matter. shall_not_tell Apr 2013 #27