welcome back to hardball. a texas democrat trying to unseat an eight-term tea party republican in texas has released one of the best political ads of this year. mj hagar served three tours in afghanistan as an air force pilot and was wounded during a rescue mission in 2009. she later sued the pentagon over its ban on women in combat. the 3:30 web video has been viewed two million times on youtube. let s watch a bit of it. two army helicopters rescued us from the wreckage. i strapped myself to the skids and returned fire on the taliban while we flew to safety that got me a purple heart, and i became the second woman ever awarded the distinguished flying cross with valor. but after that, the door closed. injured and unable to fly, i was barred from my next career choice because i was a woman. so i came home. i worked in health care and business. i got married and started my family.
concentrate on the breadth of today and making sure that our force is ready and able to fight and win our nation s wars. that s the mission. at the same time with the elect of the and make sure that we recruit from the broadest possible pool of america s best. we have an all volunteer force. we have to draft, we have to recruit from a number of different communities throughout the country. in the past you ve seen how the military has expanded to different ethnicities, different races, women in combat. tucker: you re not answering the question. what you re saying is this is a massive social program designed to affirm different communities to put political pressure on the white house. that s fine. but the pentagon ought to be only concerned with winning wars and securing our safety. how does this advance that in any way? give me make me feel better. the way the country wins wars is that we have a military that constitutes america s best, reflect america were people want to serve.
concentrate on the breadth of today and making sure that our force is ready and able to fight and win our nation s wars. that s the mission. at the same time with the elect of the and make sure that we recruit from the broadest possible pool of america s best. we have an all volunteer force. we have to draft, we have to recruit from a number of different communities throughout the country. in the past you ve seen how thea military has expanded to different ethnicities, different races, women in combat. tucker: you re notas answering the e question. what you re saying is this is a massive social program designed to affirm different communities to put political pressure on the white house. that s fine. but the pentagon ought to be only concerned with winning wars and securing our safety. how does this advance that in any way? give me make me feel better. the way the country wins wars is that we have a military that constitutes america s best, reflect america were people want to ser
concentrate on the breadth of today and making sure that our force is ready and able to fight and win our nation s wars. that s the mission. at the same time with the elect of the and make sure that we recruit from the broadest possible pool of america s best. we have an all volunteer force. we have to draft, we have to recruit from a number of different communities throughout the country. in the past you ve seen how the military has expanded to different ethnicities, different races, women in combat. tucker: you re not answering the question. what you re saying is this is a massive social program designed to affirm different communities to put political pressure on the white house. that s fine. but the pentagon ought to be only concerned with winning wars and securing our safety. how does this advance that in any way? give me make me feel better. the way the country wins wars is that we have a military that constitutes america s best, reflect america were people want to serve.
have are you change your position. i have been enacted over many years including the years since i have been on active duty. i m coming with the understanding i lead the department of defense, if someone bring a look i will look at it. do you plan oppose women in roll. i have no plan aspect of our military. the first american woman to fly. nice to see you. good to see you, too. what is your view on women in combat. i strongly advocate for women. you heard the sound we played about general mattis. what do you think. would you vote for him?