I disagree with him. I think, you know, my recent experiences in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan, I think first and foremost, you need to get the standards correct and make sure we don't have that loss in the quality of our combat units on the front lines.
Allen West expresses his disagreement with John McCain's support for women in combat roles, emphasizing the need for maintaining standards.
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