Hot Air » combat http://hotair.com The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Sat, 25 May 2013 20:01:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Quotes of the day http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/24/quotes-of-the-day-1270/ http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/24/quotes-of-the-day-1270/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:31:04 +0000 Allahpundit http://hotair.com/?p=240920

Front lines.

Statement by the President on the Opening of Combat Units to Women Today, by moving to open more military positions—including ground combat units—to women, our armed forces have taken another historic step toward harnessing the talents and skills of all our citizens. This milestone reflects the courageous and patriotic service of women through more than [...]

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Norms.

I don’t know if part of the rationale for yesterday’s kinda’-sorta’ out-of-left-field announcement that the Pentagon is lifting the ban on women serving in direct combat is supposed to be some kind of barrier-breaking, legacy-building last hurrah for Leon Panetta, but if that’s the case, I’m not sure that that legacy will be a very [...]

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What could go wrong?

Dan Foster has the right idea. No more excuses, ladies. It’s time. Just this morning I was thinking that abortion and gay marriage had gotten a bit stale as fodder for really nasty, bitter culture-war bloodsport. Luckily, Obama and Leon Panetta are here to keep things interesting. The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs [...]

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