Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) defined the very important function that ladies play in fight and the way Trump’s protection secretary choose Pete Hegseth would weaken the US.
Duckworth who’s a fight veteran who misplaced each of her legs in fight, mentioned on CNN:
He’s incorrect, as a result of the ladies have made us more practical. In actual fact, our army couldn’t go to conflict with out its 223, 000 ladies who serve in uniform.
We might have an ineffective army. A army that was not able to deployment. If we had been to tug out all the ladies and say, you can’t be in fight for these ladies who’re in roles such because the infantry or Navy seals. These ladies have met the identical requirements as the lads to be able to be assigned to these positions.
So once more, this exhibits that Mr. Hegseth is just not certified for the place as a result of he doesn’t perceive. Apparently, even after having served that ladies are literally vitally necessary. To an efficient army. And with the recruiting challenges we’re having proper now, if we had been to tug all these ladies out and say, you possibly can’t go into fight we’d say, face a extreme personnel disaster within the army.
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Fight vet, Sen. Tammy Duckworth on why Pete Hegseth is incorrect about ladies within the army, “Our army couldn’t go to conflict with out its 223, 000 ladies who serve. We might have an ineffective army. Army that was not able to deployment.” pic.twitter.com/oRLXnuqvuE
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 24, 2024
Duckworth is correct. The army is already dealing with a recruiting disaster, and Hegseth’s backward and sexist concepts will solely make issues worse. Sen. Duckworth sacrificed herself for our nation in Iraq, and for ladies like her to be advised that they’re unfit for fight is the final word insult.
Within the larger image, Hegseth’s views are an instance of how Trump’s dream is to take the nation again to a time when white males dominated the nation. From deporting immigrants to destroying the rights of girls, the USA goes to must battle in opposition to antiquated concepts of racism and sexism that many hoped had been buried previously.
Hegseth, the alleged sexual assaulter, is the precise incorrect individual to steer the army.
Awards and Skilled Memberships
Member of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation
