War has been a part of humanity almost as long as humanity itself. However, women at war were not. History is replete with stories of exceptional women serving honorably on the battlefields. In many cases, women on the battlefield represent a liability. During World War II, the Soviets and Germans tried to place women on the front lines when they desperately needed to fight. Male troops forgot their combat responsibilities in order to protect the women fighting alongside them. This made their units less effective and exposed them all to greater risk. The Soviets and Germans subsequently banned women from serving in combat. It is a man's role to risk his life on a battlefield, not a woman's. A woman's role is to support the man who fights in battle, whether that means serving as a soldier herself in a support role or staying home and caring for her family. A woman participating in combat is a feminist ideal that should not be imposed on the military. . Feminist culture has placed women's rights above the importance of human life itself. This is unfortunately seen in abortion. The irony is that the same feminists who want to send women into combat would not even tolerate the idea of ​​the same women being exposed to the type of violence experienced in combat elsewhere. Instead, supporters of women in combat should join other groups that abhor violence against women. The military has rules barring women from positions with a high probability of direct combat. The problem is that women are assigned to support units that are deployed with combat units...... middle of document ......ew Polesetsky, Eds. Current Controversies Series. Greenhaven Press, 1991. James G. Bruen Jr., “Women at War with Themselves.” Loyalty. 206 Marquette Ave. South Bend, IN 46617http://80-galenet.galegroup.com.sellersburg.libproxy.ivytech.edu/servlet/OVRCHoar, William P. “Case Against Women in Combat” The New American. 9.3 (1993).11/7/2005. http://www.realnew247.com/the_case_against_women_in_combat.htmHooker Jr., Richard D. "Women's Equality Does Not Justify Their Placement in Combat." Women in the army. Carol Wekesser and Matthew Polesetsky, eds. Current Controversies Series. Greenhaven Press, 1991. Richard D. Hooker Jr. “Affirmative Action and Combat Exclusion: Gender Roles in the U.S. Military.” Settings. December 1989.http://80-galenet.galegroup.com.sellersburg.libproxy.ivytech.edu/servlet/OVRC