From: leszek.karlik@gmail.com   
      
   On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:17:45 +0200, Shawn Wilson    
   wrote:   
      
   [...]   
   > And, a basic combat task is picking up the wounded guy throwing him over   
   > your shoulder (you need one hand free for your weapon) and carrying him   
   > back to the aid station.  Women can't do that.   
      
   Which is why there are no women firefighters.   
      
   Oh, wait, there are. They're just rarer than male firefighters.   
      
   "Women can't to that" is simply false. I know a few women who are   
   capable of carrying someone, and a few guys who are not.   
      
   > That country X, who hasn't been to war in the last century, does   
   > something does not make it a good idea.  Country X is free riding on US   
   > defense policy and doesn't need a capable military.   
      
   Ah, yes, "the US is the only real military". Unfortunately, soldiers   
    from other countries also keep dying in countries that were invaded   
   by the US. Pretty costly "free riding".   
      
   > And Israel?  Nope, no women in combat roles.   
      
   Seriously, we live in the 21st century, research is extremely easy   
   and fast, why do people make statements of facts that are obviously   
   false?   
      
   https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/femcom.html   
      
   Israel has women in infantry, tanks, artillery, combat engineers and even   
   in special forces. They just have to meet required physical standards,   
   which is why there isn't a lot of them.   
      
   The statement "Israel has no women in combat roles" is incorrect.   
      
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