Laughing Conservative instinctively feels that putting women in combat is dangerous and wrong, but has not yet read a persuasive argument against it. Here is one:
Now that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted the ban on women in combat, feminists and some women serving in the military are applauding the move as a victory for equal rights. They claim that justice requires nothing short of opening all positions to females, regardless of the consequences to combat effectiveness, unit cohesion, or military readiness, factors whose importance they minimize in any event. Linda Chavez disagrees with them. Find out why.
Now that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted the ban on women in combat, feminists and some women serving in the military are applauding the move as a victory for equal rights. They claim that justice requires nothing short of opening all positions to females, regardless of the consequences to combat effectiveness, unit cohesion, or military readiness, factors whose importance they minimize in any event. Linda Chavez disagrees with them. Find out why.
