From: leszek.karlik@gmail.com   
      
   On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 04:30:29 +0200, J.Pascal  wrote:   
      
   [...]   
   > No one will see me arguing that women should be infantry or special   
   > forces because the amount of gear that has to be carried is such that   
   > size and strength dictates that the people in those roles are male. (And   
   > in general, modern militaries with women in those roles do not deploy.   
   > I'm sure Swedes have an inclusive military but when is the last time   
   > they went anywhere?)   
      
   21st century, Afghanistan. :-)) Also, Gulf of Aden and Kosovo.   
      
   Israeli forces, well, they operate in Israel and Gaza, so they don't   
   "deploy"   
   halfway over the world, all the trouble comes to them, or is a short   
   distance   
   away.   
      
   War is all about logistics, and a human-power based logistics   
   train is not really efficient.   
      
   Basically, you don't even have to go to SF to see women in combat.   
   It's enough to look outside of US Armed Forces.   
      
   (See, for example, Bluestone 42, an excellent BBC comedy about   
   a British bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan.)   
      
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