I disagree with him. I think 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 the loss in the quality of our combat units on the front lines.
Allen West disagreed with John McCain's support for women in combat, stressing the need for maintaining combat standards.
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You are talking about a small percentage of Americans that were willing to give their entire lives to make sure we stay free and protected this democracy.
You know, somebody that didn't go to the University of Tennessee, can you do that real quick?
But does there come a time when our perceived benevolence, which they translate into weakness, must be ended in order for us to stop this crazy cycle of international extortion; because that is how I see it.
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