Last Saturday, I was listening to National Public Radio. There was an interview with Leon Panetta, who is the current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the Obama Administration. Here is part of the interview:
NPR: How did the civilian deaths and the risks of civilian deaths weigh on your decision making process?
Panetta: Frankly, we made very clear that if there were any women or children we would not take the shot. I mean, that became a rule that we abided by.
NPR: That, if there were women or children on site, the strike was called off?
Panetta: That’s right.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/npr-catches-leon-panetta-in-an-apparent-lie-about-civilian-casualties-from-drones-2013-2#ixzz2KCuoj0PK
In the next breath, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is proud as punch for lifting the military’s official ban on women in combat. This decision overturns a 1994 Pentagon rule restricting women from artillery, armor, infantry and other such combat roles, according to the New York Times.
http://www.fourthestatenewspaper.com/opinion/2013/02/06/us-military-finally-allows-women-to-enter-combat/
What a crock of crap. He will purposely put American women in combat, but doesn't think we should shoot at women in the enemy zone.
NPR: How did the civilian deaths and the risks of civilian deaths weigh on your decision making process?
Panetta: Frankly, we made very clear that if there were any women or children we would not take the shot. I mean, that became a rule that we abided by.
NPR: That, if there were women or children on site, the strike was called off?
Panetta: That’s right.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/npr-catches-leon-panetta-in-an-apparent-lie-about-civilian-casualties-from-drones-2013-2#ixzz2KCuoj0PK
In the next breath, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is proud as punch for lifting the military’s official ban on women in combat. This decision overturns a 1994 Pentagon rule restricting women from artillery, armor, infantry and other such combat roles, according to the New York Times.
http://www.fourthestatenewspaper.com/opinion/2013/02/06/us-military-finally-allows-women-to-enter-combat/
What a crock of crap. He will purposely put American women in combat, but doesn't think we should shoot at women in the enemy zone.