AmericanPesh

It's a Middle East problem with a Middle East solution. We don't need to commit US boots on the ground to fight another ten year war and see 5K young Americans dead, again. We can arm and train and support the Kurds and the Iraqis without sending in units for full scale war.

Not on a good day

My personal opinion is that it is asinine. Did we not learn anything through the last 12 years at war? Yes there are some weak infantrymen, and yes there are some awesome jacked females who could drag me out of the kill zone with gear on.

Let's look at it a different way: it won't make us better at fighting wars, it will only detract from the mission of the Marine Corps rifle squad to locate close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, and repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. this is about political correctness, not about helping the mission of KILLING bad guys. I like this article, as it is well written and sums it up.
https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/2014/09/why-women-do-not-belong-us-infantry

I have a simple answer, why not? I had a chance to get away, to do some good, to have a full-on Teddy Roosevelt style adventure, and have a badass story at the end. Why not?

I appreciate it.

I hope they become their own sovereign nation. They deserve it. They've shouldered the brunt of the fighting so far.