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But he was dead-on when he wondered why a once-great power such as Britain sends mothers of toddlers to fight its battles.
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This line asks's and answers it's own question. The salient point being "once great".
Because Britain like all has been western nations is no longer a great nation. It has the technological capacity to project strength in terms of machinery but not the basic warrior instinct necessary to accompany this technological strength projection. So it' takes volunteers whereever it can get them and political correctness being what it is nobody would dare suggest women should not be in a combat zone. In my opinion a countries greatness can be measured inversely to it's tolerance for political correctness.
The reality of combat against primitives is allowed to be subsumed by the requirement for PCBS and this handicaps the west severely in my opinion.
Personally I'm all for equality. But I reqire a dose of reality as well. I have no problem with women being in combat roles if they are volunteers but I have no sympathy for them when that situation turns nasty either precisely because they are volunteers.
- Peter.
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