Ass-Backwards

A while back, I wrote an essay about why women should be able to serve in combat roles. My principle argument was that because there is no "battle front" in the sense associated with WWII-era combat, and that the reailty sees battle occuring anywhere at anytime, then women should be allowed to serve directly in combat since they already seem to be doing so. House Republicans, keen on that reality, have taken the opposite approach, and now want to reduce the role of women in the military, which would ultimately reduce the likelihood of women seeing action. Meanwhile, the military is starving for more recruits in the clusterfuck that Iraq has become. Definitely not a good time for Washington to become self-righteous about protecting our womenfolk. *sigh* In the meantime, read this really good article written by Phillip Carter that appeared in the Washington Monthly.