http://www.pensitoreview.com/2006/11/20/draft-women-first/
this blog is saying that if the draft comes up again, women should most definitely be drafted along with the men. Yes, equal right and responsibilities should be shared so of course women should go to war with the men, according to the author. however, this is not the primary rationale behind him wanting to send women to war. The point is to get rid of the war altogether, and by sending women, hopefully the conservatives would rethink their stance because they do not want to endanger their children, particularly their daughters.
This puts an interesting slant on the issue. On one hand, the article is pro-women fighting and being drafted, for many of the same reasons that others state. At the same time however, Ponder is recognizing that women going to war would greatly affect and impact the middle class. Although sending their boys would also do so, its the shipping out of the girls that would most likely bring war to halt. this recognizes a difference between men and women, and that people regard females as soldier differently. He is therefore acknowledging the point that although people want to send women in the name of equality, equality, in that case, has not been made between the two in the realm of feelings and emotions.
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Do you think that if women are added to the draft that our country would not go to war? I know in Korea that all people must serve in the military, most do so when they graduate from college, but everyone is required for military service. However, women are not put on the front lines. Korea has been in war for years, but is this mandatory service a option for America during war?
Good report. Thank you for the good source and issues this raises. I will be tagging you in my blog www.nicheincyberspace.blogspot.com.
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