Regardless of what the current situation is, my concerns still stand from a larger, general point of view about all female units going into hot zones. There is much I (we) don’t know here of how said units are used on a tactical level.

On one hand, it is good to see women take a fair share of peacekeeping duties. On the other hand, depending on where they’re deployed (and how) can be either ineffective, simply a PR stunt, or effective, or a total disaster.

I’m more worried about such a contingent being targeted for specifically being all female in a place as crazy as Liberia, where women aren’t really considered high up in the respect chain. A lot depends on how said peacekeepers are deployed and the ROE given to such unit. They better be able to shoot and call heavy backup when necessary, else, they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Ahhh, now there’s the late-morning pick me up I was looking for

Manju, that was just…PRICELESS…

i’m off now to ignore at my own peril…

A high level of physical fitness is needed in these professions and exercise increases testosterone levels. There is no escaping that.

I don’t feel that I’m imperiled by ignoring Limbaugh’s various pronouncements any more than others are imperiled by ignoring the pronouncements of Al Franken. Any serious substantive content in Limbaugh’s statements is lost, because of the manner in which he chooses to deliver them.

There are plenty of other commentators whose message is delivered with more depth and less vitriol. So I’ll just stick to ignoring loudmouths like Limbaugh, thankyouverymuch.

Yes, I’m almost certain that their dads, brothers, and uncles have nothing to do with it. There is a huge difference between what society (not government) appears to sanction, and what it actually sanctions. You cannot legislate away social discrimination. For every female CEO in India, there are five women being repressed in some way, and not just by other women either.

By the way, I don’t limit these comments to Indian society either. The western world is just as bad, and because gender discrimination is so “in the closet” in the US (for example), it is actually more invidious.

He’s worth it. He’s very powerful and serious, despite the jokes. So is D’Souza for that matter. I’ve often expressed opinions in line with theirs on this site and people think I’m joking, or even worse, trolling…when I’m really dead ass serious.

One of the reasons the right ascended in the 70′s and 80′s is b/c the left never took them seriously enough to engage. Reagan was a joke and the dems were just dying to run against him. Then he won and the next thing you know that which was considered so radical became mainstream.

So ignore at your own peril.

You are the one who thinks this way about women peacekeeping force. Not all Indian women. Nobody is stopping indian women from doing what they want except their moms and sisters and aunties. I don’t know if Indra Nooyi went in “Ladies Special” or not. But I know she became the CEO of Pepsi. I am yet to see a gender equalized nation like US yet to have equal number of women CEOs and presidents. Where are they?. So what is the purpose of sorority houses. I am sure that is also to ensure women can advance in a parallel unit. Maybe we can have unisex bathrooms also to ensure that women are not unequal to men.