Comments on: Rick Santorum at Odds With the Public on Women in Combat

By: ognywogny

ognywogny — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:57:44 +0000

Do this but don’t half do it. Remove ALL restrictions on women but don’t lower any standards-have one physical standard for all (they don’t now). Then also, make women register for the draft also. Equal rights; equal responsibilities.

By: Melvin Leary

Melvin Leary — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:18:30 +0000

It appears that the Republican Party has many, many “hawks” who are constantly chiming about defense of the nation issues but have never given of themselves to actually defend the nation. The gall of anyone to say women can not serve in any environment in the military without having served in those environment themselves is ridiculous. These guy are real “hawks”….But they are “Chicken” hawks. As a retired military member, I grow tired in hearing their opinions when they themselves have not served. Maybe Mr. Santorum don’t think women could measure up to a front-line combat role is because he can’t measure up. Any any case, can someone please inform him that in today’s warfare, we do not decide where the “Front” line is. Often time the enemy makes that decision.

By: jhewitt

jhewitt — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:22:31 +0000

I have to say the comment about women in the military on the front line. I was in the marine corp & am currently a military dependent. My wife is active duty in the military at this time. I have no doubt that she could get the job done physically & mentally. It is actually what she wants to do but thanks to people like you, she continues to get held down. Nobody wants to see anything happen to their father, son, wife or daughter, but that is a price that’s paid when it comes to hostile or war zone. They have join the military to protect the freedoms of this country knowing that they may at some point make the ultimate sacrifice as many have in this country.

By: Thinks2010

Thinks2010 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:43:46 +0000

For all of history there have been women in combat zones. They just haven’t been armed or in uniform. This moves them closer to the opportunity to be both.

By: BrendaKay

BrendaKay — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:31:43 +0000

Sounds like Rick Santorum has never seen the US military or read any news stories about women who serve or opinions of men toward these female heroes. Men and women receive the same training to do whatever their role will be. The men respect them and rely on them, same as the male military members. There have been numerous documentaries about this subject. All members of these soldiers are the same, trained the same, and they treat each other equally. We are thankful for all of them.

By: RalphF

RalphF — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:20:10 +0000

Rick right…women do NOT belong on the front lines of combat…

By: MyTake

MyTake — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:16:53 +0000

Women have been serving in front line combat of armed forces for years in other countries, so why not here? I’d think that US combat troops in general would respect a ranking non-com or officer – man or woman – who had seen combat duty on the front lines far more than one who hadn’t.

By: Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:29 +0000

Take a poll of the guys on the front lines, and see what they think. I’d take their opinion over the general public and a curiously phrased Rand corporation report (easy solution – reorg your frontline support units so they don’t have women in them, thus no chance of that causing issues with ‘the Mission’).

By: tmferretti

tmferretti — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:40:54 +0000

Rick Santorum’s comments that “the front line of combat” is not the best place for women appear to put the Republican presidential candidate on the other side of public and expert opinion.

When has he not been on the other side of public and expert opinion?