[LauraN]

Do I want to enter this discussion? Can I resist entering this discussion?

I agree completely that women should be drafted. I find it rather ridiculous that the arguements against allowing women to serve in infantry combat are centered on the physical differences between men and women. While agree that this is obviously an issue, if a woman meets all of the physical requirements (height, weight, stamina, strength, etc) and passes the physical exam, then what difference in the world does it make that she is a woman? How on earth can an argument such as "Women are physically weaker than men" (although based in a generalized truth) still apply?

The only part of Mike's comments that I find offensive is that he seems to be attacking women without letting them speak first. If it is in fact true that women are opposed to being drafted, then I believe it's a valid argument to ask why they support equal rights but not equal responsibilities. However, his comments are based off of that assumption, which is an unfair assumption to make.

I personally feel that women should not only be allowed to fight in the front lines but also should be drafted. If women could be drafted (can they?), I think I would sign up for the draft, to prove what we've all been hearing all our lives: that women can do anything men can do. Maybe it would be a large step for the woman's lib movement if we saw women taking on what remains to this day an untraditional role instead of women trying to convert each other to engineering.

Oh boy. *ducks*

(Disclaimer: I find nothing wrong with women being engineers. In fact, I want to be an engineer. Please hold the rotten tomatoes.)