On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:37:14 +1200, "geopelia" 
wrote:

>
>"J"  wrote in message
>news:1112311512.444523.123280{at}o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> connor_a{at}hotmail.com wrote:
>> > John Templeton wrote:
>> > > IOW, allowing for her deficiencies. There has to be some sort of
>> > > requirement to serve in the armed forces. Should we allow midgets
>> in
>> > > the army and just allow for their their weight, bone structure,
>> > > musculature, etc.?
>> >
>> > The Vietcong gals N boys PROVED bodyweight is irrelevant as is
>> height.
>> > Its the strength of mind that conquers not physical strength.
>> >
>> >
>> > > Much of it does, which is why there are standards in the first
>> place.
>> > > Let me see an woman fire an MK5 with one hand, or last through a
>> long
>> > > march, or load a torpedo. Exactly...
>> >
>> > VC and Tamil tiger women can, so lets not exclude women from
>> defending
>> > their equal rights!
>>
>> Strength of the mind is a good asset to have, Vietnam was a jungle war,
>> small size was an advantage.
>>
>> I am fine with American women fighting, but let them fight in their own
>> units, so that American men are not killed due to their incompetence.
>
>(And so women are not raped by their own side!)
>



Aw, bless you for your kind sentiments, geopelia.

So THAT'S how you regard men, eh?

At 75 years of age, you've got nothing that any healthy male soldier
would want.



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