Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted the ban that prevented women from sevring in combat zones today. During a news briefing this afternoon, he said:
"Women represent over 15 percent of the force. The fact is they have become an integral part
This move comes after a recommendation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff this month and also after several other roles were open to women.
While this is a historic move, it is questionable because President Obama vowed to withdraw troops from Afghanistan before his presidency. In addition, it makes Americans think that other wars may be surfacing. This possibility could be supported by the launch of North Korean missiles and the leadership fo militant leaders such as President al-Assad and Ahminejad.
Women have penetrated areas such as basketball, soccer and politics, but critics argue that they are not physically tough enough to fight wars. I agree in part, but would add that women may not be psychologically tough enough to kill. According to statistics, women in the military are more prone to become pregnant than the general population and in instances where young children are soldiers in other countries, I believe women may suffer more psychologically. In fact, research has already shown that men struggle and suffer psychologically after killing children.
In addition, it brings the issue of rape into wars. Throughout history, armies have raped the women of opposing armies to humiliate and destroy their honor. Female soldiers will run a higher risk of being kidnapped and raped. Essentially, if women are allowed to fight, rape will resurface as a weapon of war.
About Me
- Sandra Remilien
- Sandra Remilien is an American. Sandra Remilien is a Christian Miami native who loves to write. She is currently unemployed because a jealous, illiterate Haitian witch named Jeaccinette Philogene has been doing witchcraft to monitor her so she can do witchcraft on every job that she applies to so they do not hire her. Jeaccinette did witchcraft to get the password to her blog and gave someone and Guylene and Luna, who did witchcraft on her, the password to her blog so they could add things, change what she wrote so words are misspelled and it does not make sense and so people do not know the truth about the witchcraft that she did because she is stupid. Sandra Remilien does not like Haitians because they do witchcraft. Jeaccinette is doing witchcraft to make people say Sandra Remilien is Haitian and was born in Haiti so she can do witchcraft to make Sandra Remilien uplift Haitians. Sandra received a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University in 2008 and a bachelors degree in print journalism from the University of Miami in 2006.
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