Obama says he won’t hesitate on women in combat
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama says he would have no hesitation ordering women into combat and explained that, as a practical matter, theyre already serving that role.
Obama, who spoke with CBS shortly before Sundays Super Bowl game, was asked about the recent order ending the Pentagons ban on women serving in combat.
Obama said women soldiers are already vulnerable to attack and theyve been wounded and killed carrying out their jobs. He said they are taking great risks should not be prevented from advancing in their careers.
The change overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units, and is expected to open up more than 230,000 combat positions that have been off limits to women.
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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/02/03/obama_says_he_wont_hesitate_on_women_in_combat/
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)why do they think they cannot use them in combat??????
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)An AK-47 is the full automatic version and I doubt most woman are using that for protection. I think both come down to choice.
840high
(17,196 posts)I know that have guns - have an AK-47.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)That's the problem.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)*sigh*
Well, better late than never.