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Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

In December 2015, the Pentagon announced that all combat roles would be opened to women. The roles include driving tanks, firing mortars, and leading infantry soldiers into combat. Women would also be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps Infantry and Air Force parajumpers. Proponents of women in combat argue that women have been serving in Afghanistan and Iraq for 15 years and preventing them from combat operations is discriminatory. Opponents argue that allowing women to serve in these roles would limit the military's ability to fight in combat situations.

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87%
Yes
13%
No
70%
Yes
11%
No
15%
Yes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men
1%
No, women are not as physically capable as men for combat
2%
Yes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory
1%
No, men are more likely to risk the success of a mission in order to protect a women from danger
0%
No, combat roles place women in a high risk situation for sexual assault

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 @3PPN2QTfrom Minnesota  answered…6yrs6Y

No, the mere presence of women in a combat zone creates a dangerous mental shift in men

 @3PQFY5Kfrom Illinois  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men and as long as they are drafted when there is a draft, just like men. Equality should cover all aspects of serving in the Armed Forces and as serving on the front lines.

 @47RB7ZLfrom Massachusetts  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, anyone stupid enough to volunteer for military service should be allowed to do so.

 @47SYR7Mfrom South Carolina  answered…6yrs6Y

Men in combat are inclined to protect the women and become less effective in engaging the enemy.

 @5DR6G5Jfrom Maine  answered…6yrs6Y

no, because if all the women get killed, it is harder to reproduce. But if they can't have a baby then they can join.

 @3PPXZCZfrom Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

Women should be allowed MOS's that are traditionally combat but not in positions that place them in units where survival depends on defense of each other. Not because women are not capable but because our society raises males to defend and protect females, this may interfere with efficient operation in a combat situation.

 @47RRQHVfrom South Carolina  answered…6yrs6Y

Women are more susceptible to sexual and physical assault in combat roles. This may make them emotional less stable in life or death situations.

 @52RWP84from Florida  answered…6yrs6Y

No women will ruin everything with their emotions! Men are emotionless. And you better believe me or I will throw a tantrum!

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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