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Old 23-06-2008, 02:15 AM
CoombellKid
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Originally Posted by Suzy_A View Post
Private whats-her-face from the US Army who was captured a few years back by the Iraqis is the perfect example. She is still regularly in the news.
She is in the news regularly not because she was captured, but because
she was used as a media football. The iraqi doctor treating her tried to
deliver her back to a local US check point in an ambulance to boot, twice!
but the US Army wouldn't except her. They wait until most of the iraqi
insurgency had left the hospital and then went in with camera crews. To
tell you the truth I felt sorry for her.

I think you also have to get off the sexist view of why we dont have
women in combat roles. If it were that simple you would of had women in
combat roles right after they threw their bras away in the 60's.

regards,CS
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