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Author Imogen Lloyd Webber and ABC Radio’s Bernard McGuirk debate the role of women in combat.
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-- women in combat some -- Thing.
On I think essentially is looking at.
The joint chiefs of stuff here unanimous in deciding -- -- set a diagnostic tell they -- unanimous on not one.
I think it's because women in combat has already really been happening and when you look at the specifics.
Women still won't be able to that makes some combat units because they threatening the fiscal requirements.
So I think actually need to -- blowing -- act proportion if you actually read the small different.
I -- I would say tightening him.
And I -- Nor did anybody especially -- you know but.
It's not it's not so much the physical request they can pass the test and you would think okay fine it's it's -- its human sexuality I can't believe an idea video -- on the part of people on this issue.
Putting women and and the front lines you know -- extended deployments.
Out in the field.
You gonna have club -- you know have envy jealousy.
Chivalry pregnancy sexual assaults breakups.
You have the guys worried about you know of them -- relieving themselves in the bush with some -- blood eyeball and amount there in the -- -- -- all those things come into play.
As I said you have a a captain Bill Clinton who's in charge and you got pfc Kate Upton and corporal.
Imaging Lloyd Webber on you -- it in your squad is Bill Clinton going to be worried about his unit -- -- gonna be worried about his unit.
Why are you with -- -- -- I don't know what about what what about.
-- -- you discount that -- gays in the military I'll say this.
-- PC feel good stuff and I'm I'm for gays in the military however the reality is.
The -- what they tell you about -- number of them mindset has changed with young people listen without football players said yesterday about.
Gays are not welcome in the locker -- I don't think the military should be at the forefront of the social experiments -- they're no openly gay professional athlete.
Let let's experiment then and why aren't there any openly -- what where all all the Braveheart to pound on the military why did pounding on the on on sports professional sports because it's would be too difficult for them up but not 250000.
Women and Detroit based Iraq and Afghanistan and you're saying they shouldn't have -- -- -- -- -- to -- about it and he criticized boss who sold -- -- -- joint -- would do my daughter has been nominated for attendance at a military academy she should have all the equality that.
That speech any which should be -- -- -- -- forward and out of habit of -- -- turner sports ability.
Or whatever it is she's gonna be a part of she may be part of the military and I want hurting to have all the opportunities that every other woman can have but the reality is out in the field.
It with its is going to be they're going to be major problems and one I don't see how anybody can deny that -- exit just boggles my mind that you just discount that we have had a war like that since Vietnam really.
These Iraq and Afghanistan deployment a little bit different these women went into in the infantry they're out there in combat zones and they should get combat pay.
But if you if you have a different type of war out in the field.
Again is no supervision and yet you know sergeant Anthony Weiner and sought and -- and and you know I was headed Bob Menendez I just I think we're gonna we gonna run into some problems I.
I just an even looking at the small print enough and that's why -- was university endorsed by the joint chiefs of stuff is that each unit will have have the ability to make a decision and say that was some units women and never ever going to sat fortune teller.
Aren't our go to original -- An armored guard polar -- initiated.
During -- started fashion there's a -- -- wanted touted.
We're says that people up attempt rely on not -- summary bricks and -- the -- rely on called 911.
-- -- you need to have a firearm and indeed and nobody uses.
I don't friend supply and don't own guns.
Who brought an idea about a basket so what are you gonna do somebody breaks in her house and -- don't know shall.
So were you on that she's sharp right.
Well I I can't really think that vigilante justice is a good thing and you -- blame somebody for not having a fun.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I am afraid of -- I don't own ago not giant might -- when you're gonna have some bricks and now on I'm gonna cry and call 911 and are in the closet and and -- wife out to go see what's happening perfect.
Also I mean.
Unaware of the -- got a -- to have in their house.
As a pump action shotgun.
Here because haven't got -- -- -- -- time.
Because publisher and she likes and I camps among nobody can hit anything but the postal.
Imagine if you know how to -- sure one -- it's ordinance shall.
It yourself a shotgun isn't there are -- that I haven't gotten if not well is there are -- that says that most suicides committed by.
People with guns because it's nice clean and -- -- another would say I'm afraid of having guns and get -- -- -- and angry and -- -- don't like -- I lashing -- an -- as Americans a five times more like even any other and developed country in a -- to die from an unintentional firearm death.
Five times more likely than any other developed country -- you an accident outside or murder.
I'm not sure forum on national I don't -- -- And recommend an object and have to bank on it shouldn't be compulsory should have a choice and no one of the favorite Juneau -- -- -- -- -- -- -- in the -- -- wrong.
All the wrong people's cell and if you live in the city as opposed to rural areas it's definitely I grew up in the city -- via live somewhere where and I wanna take him don't have -- to get there might one Conant.
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Promise of total production -- on you wanted to.
Care.
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Gonna go on and -- high note.
And I have no idea I just gonna take us who have been terrorizing Florida matters -- imaging and and -- program that is twelve -- -- -- -- -- Melissa Francis in order to the bottom of -- -- those girls -- or from a lot of have a fairly -- -- players -- -- --
