Twice as Mighty

OUTGOING u.s. SEC OF DEF  leon panetta made some history just before leaving his current job, declaring that the ban on women in combat duty has been lifted. For the first time ever women will now be allowed to fight and die for their country.

This is profoundly consequential, not only for the united states, but possibly for human evolution. It may be, in some unexpected way, that the admission of females to the combat club is a step in the direction of the ultimate elimination of warfare among humans.

Are the requirements of modern warfare so great that everyone must participate? The twentieth century was the advent of total war, population against population. Prior to that,, women had to disguise themselves as men to get accepted on the battlefield. Now, its total war. Is total war the final stage leading to the complete absence of war?

Throughout human history the warriorization of females has been avoided, for the obvious reason that they are too valuable to risk in battle. have they now become less valuable, more expendable, like men? Has population growth mandated it? scientific questions, awaiting answers.

Women have finally gained real equality. What may be the last bastion of male dominance is no more. Women have been liberated from their gilded, confining pedastals, and tne male gender has lost its position of unchallenged superiority.

It seems rather strange that this decision was ostensibly made by a single man, but that's just the way the details played out. This was obama's decision , of course, delegated to the defense secretary. Congress and the Supreme court have deferred to the commander in chief on this matter, and show no signs of contesting the decision.

the most obvious immediate consequence of this proclamation is that the united states need never worry about losing another war. Now the full power of the population will be unleashed; no more defending the nation with one hand tied behind our backs!

Beware, potential adversaries; the united states of america has become twice as mighty as before.