Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1m.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihu1m!gadfly From: gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) Newsgroups: net.college,net.flame Subject: Re: The Draft (not beer) Message-ID: <150@ihu1m.UUCP> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 14:47:12 EST Article-I.D.: ihu1m.150 Posted: Sun Dec 9 14:47:12 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 03:20:56 EST References: <577@pucc-k> <147@panda.UUCP>, <897@ihuxp.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.college:474 net.flame:7160 -- >> AU CONTRAIRE! I don't think that having women in the draft is >> sexist, it is NOT having women in the draft that is sexist. >> I don't see what makes them incapable of being able to perform in >> any stituation (after all, they wanted equality.) In the Israeli >> Army, the women will fight right alongside the men... >> Walt Pesch That's a popular misconception about the Israeli army. Both men and women are drafted, but Israeli women have not been assigned combat duties since the 50's. When in Israel I was told that all women were removed from combat after several female soldiers were killed rather gruesomely during some border skirmish back then. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 09 Dec 84 [19 Frimaire An CXCIII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7188 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***