olympic athletes compete by gender not each other. women have been serving in certain combat roles for years in iraq and afghanistan. heather: so, what do supporters say? say they there are no issues resulting from women in combat. and say that women bring very valuable qualities to the battlefield. listen. about only line, we need to treat people like individuals. what are the capabilities they bring to the fight? that includes physical strength, plus courage, plus aptitude, plus leadership, and all the other things we need to have for a fighting force. we set standards and allow people to compete as individuals. if they bring the better soldier to the fight, women should be able to compete on equal ground. supporters say it is simply a question of equal rights. the military chiefs have until may 15 to raise objections to the new policy.
president george w. bush made 141 recess appointments under the same circumstances that the court said were unconstitutional in this case, the court recognizing that republican and democrat presidents have used this said it wasn t persuaded by that, but rather by the text of the constitution itself. now that the pentagon has lifted the ban on women in combat, oppons argue we could have problems with cohesion and combat readiness. it was a hot topic on the sunday morning shows. steve centanni has more. reporter: some say women are not strong enough for combat roles. others say they have proven themselves time and time again. it s official, women will be able to serve alongside men, opening up doors to advancement, along the military chain of command. outgoing defense secretary leon panetta signed that order last week. but many insist, this is a basic question of physical ability. i think the evidence is clear that combat effectiveness when
dozens of hieshgs stranded. downpours flooded the trails leaving adults and children trapped in areas. they are using ground and air missions to get everyone to safety. some hieshgs were air lifted out already and others roped together and taken out with floatation devices. there is little information about possible injuries but it appears everyone at this time at least is accounted for. well it was a big issue this week and in an exclusive interview chris wallace talked to people on both sides of the de tate over the pentagon s decision to lift the ban on women in combat. lieutenant general jerry boykin is the former u.s. deputy under secretary of defense for intelligen intelligence. the first female combat pilot. mixing the genders in infantry units armored units and special forces units is not a
mar could have severe weather and south across north carolina, parts of georgia, and, also, into alabama, and that will be especially in the midweek foe alabama. gregg: a brazen prisonses scrape unnoticed for six days. the search is on if this guy who managed to escape from a michigan jail by actually pulling the same stunt twice. he escaped from an arizona last may by switching identities with root inmate who was being released and after eight months on the lam, he was picked newspaper detroit only to slip away again this week. now, police agencies are working with the u.s. marshals to locate him. fool me once, fool me twice, what is that phrase? new developments in the national debate over the pentagon s decision to lift the ban on women in combat. at the gender barrier falls
it imagine that. looking out for his unit or looking out for his unit. bill: these are all hypotheticals, ladies and gentlemen, gutfeld, you, women and combat? you can t sacrifice lives at the altar of quality. what quinns war is not feelings. war wins war. bill: you are against women in combat. no. actually i think women every bit as tough as men. i go by the short guy in the nba theory. there is is not a lot of short guys in the nba there is a spud web. he is out there. that doesn t mean i m going to be playing in the nba. the supply and demand are not there. but the feeling for it is. bill: let me try to paraphrase what you just said. it s a little confusing. i m a confusing person. you are. you watched xenia the warrior princess, you concede she could fight on the front lines but you don t feel there are too many lucy lawlessness in play. do i have it right? exactly. you actually actively have to go look at them usually in the back of the village boys and it costs