tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post820921957442026166..comments2023-11-03T05:09:47.246-07:00Comments on Ramblings ~: Women in combatFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-41743572817803556492013-01-26T12:54:41.160-08:002013-01-26T12:54:41.160-08:00I just wanted to establish that war is a racket &a...I just wanted to establish that war is a racket & the military industrial complex is exploitation at it's worst. <br />Just read a Gail Collins article stating support workers are just as much in danger as those in the front lines of combat. <br />She stated that support workers got ambushed & killed en route to another site. <br />Don;t know if that was meant to be a comfort???<br />But she did go on to say the biggest concern is about sexual attacks from fellow members of their own service. <br />3,192 cases of reported rape in 2011. <br />She tried to spin it that more women in the various ranks will be better. <br />I say bullshit. <br />I think this will wind up being a last ditch choice of impoverished, and lacking women who don't have other choices. <br /><br />I think of the slogan<br />What if they had a war & nobody came?<br /><br />Because like you said.... those authorizing the wars are not themselves going to war, nor are they sending their own children. <br /><br />I don't view this so much as "coming a long way", but more as off by a long shot. <br />Degradation, exploitation, abuse, and violence as a solution are not things Women (or any human) should subscribe to. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-8764071826009928882013-01-25T09:28:32.203-08:002013-01-25T09:28:32.203-08:00Women being equal to men has nothing to do with th...Women being equal to men has nothing to do with the military war machine being a racket. Defense of the country is a different matter. However, it is funny how our country has never been invaded--our government, at the behest of multinational corporations, invades other countries to extract or defend the extraction of other country's resources. I don't want my son, my daughter, or my grandchildren having anything to do with that. Let the rich fight their own damn wars.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-4492477866195383742013-01-25T08:50:27.365-08:002013-01-25T08:50:27.365-08:00Malia Obama will be 16 in 1 year-- she can get a s...Malia Obama will be 16 in 1 year-- she can get a special waiver to join the military & do that boots on the pavement thing, her Dad talks about. Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-65017109033426720372013-01-25T08:15:53.005-08:002013-01-25T08:15:53.005-08:00Jerry- Remember when Michael Moore did ad hoc on t...Jerry- Remember when Michael Moore did ad hoc on the street interviews, asking members of Congress if they would sign a petition that if they vote to go to war, their kids would be the first to go to war ( you know front line, boots on the pavement kind of positions, not a desk job in Hawaii). <br /><br />The guy looked at Moore like he was a alien from space!<br />They are OK with sending *someone else's kid*<br /><br />Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-33695310381004800672013-01-25T00:46:59.690-08:002013-01-25T00:46:59.690-08:00The king use to lead the army. I say the presiden...The king use to lead the army. I say the president and congressional leaders should be on the front lines next time we go to war.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-88055273863776061852013-01-24T21:50:48.311-08:002013-01-24T21:50:48.311-08:00Jerry ~ sadly so. It is a profiteering scheme. We ...Jerry ~ sadly so. It is a profiteering scheme. We are not installing democracy in the Middle East. ..<br />It is not just a matter of "opening the door", in fact they opened 1200 military positions to females & wound up with 130. <br /><br />Since it is MLK jr day/week, I will say that one of his issues was that the poor & people of color wind up going to War in greater quantities out of desperation. <br /><br />I have to say, I love the idea of politicians getting paid the lowest soldier's wage @ wartime. THAT would bring wars to an end <br />quickly. <br />Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-78176308515617052312013-01-24T21:16:40.641-08:002013-01-24T21:16:40.641-08:00I added the rape statistics-- 1 in 3 or 30% of fem...I added the rape statistics-- 1 in 3 or 30% of female soldiers are raped- that is the ones that DO report. The statistics are ugly. <br /><br />I don't want anyone to have to go to war!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-16970650179596534992013-01-24T13:25:29.455-08:002013-01-24T13:25:29.455-08:00I'm no gun nut and I'm certainly no war Ha...I'm no gun nut and I'm certainly no war Hawk.<br /><br />However, I don't see any reason why women can't serve in combat if they so desire. Women serve in military combat in Israel, Canada, France, Finland, and Germany, to name a few.<br /><br />If gay people can serve in the U.S. military, why not women in combat?<br /><br />Women are every bit as capable as men.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-41262310243183593772013-01-24T13:23:28.583-08:002013-01-24T13:23:28.583-08:00A big part of the problem is that Democrats also w...A big part of the problem is that Democrats also will not talk about cutting the defense budget. It is the biggest and most important expenditure to BOTH parties.<br /><br />Killing people is big business.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com