Is the US military ready for women on the frontline?

[Punish_her]

Not what I said! "I would hope that any female combatants which our forces captured would be treated fairly, just as male combatants." Combatants WE captured, not our combatants who have been captured. In short, I hope we are treating POW's fairly, and I hope that our troops who are captured would be treated fairly. And yes, some of them have had their heads cut off. But then, we aren't fighting military forces, but armed insurgents/terrorists/guerrilla forces.

well that's the enemy and the reality that we face. lets also not forget the abu ghraib (no way thats spelled right) incident which included sexual humiliation of priisoners

[Thorne]

lets also not forget the abu ghraib (no way thats spelled right) incident which included sexual humiliation of priisoners

Another reality we face. Such tactics have always been prevalent in warfare, on all sides of the battle. We can condemn it, and prosecute those who partake in it, but stopping it completely would require a rewriting of human nature. Especially when the easiest way to get soldiers to kill the enemy is to convince those soldiers that the enemy are not human, are evil, and are not worthy of being treated humanely.