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Transcript:
Do Women Belong in Combat?
Presented by Michelle Thibeau

Women do not belong in combat.

I say this as a woman—and a soldier.

I’ve seen war firsthand, in all its ugliness and brutality.

In 2017, I served in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command in Afghanistan. My job was to engage with local women—something my male colleagues were discouraged from doing, because of religious and cultural barriers. That access was critical to our mission.

I saw up close what our warfighters had to do to succeed, to survive, and to protect civilians.

I was as close to combat as you could get. And I thank God I didn’t get any closer.

I’m proud of my military service. There are many roles in the armed forces that women can and should fill. But combat is not one of them.

Until recently, it was conventional wisdom not to put women on the front lines. The principle that combat is a male burden has been nearly universal across civilizations.

There’s an obvious reason for this. Men are, on average, stronger, faster, and more capable of delivering— and withstanding—extreme violence. That’s not a stereotype. It’s basic physiology.

And common sense tells us: a society that places women—the bearers of new life—on the front lines is not prioritizing its future.

Yet in 2015, the Obama administration ordered the full integration of women