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In article <32381cec.3121811@client.news.psi.net> Blackjack (blackjack@jolly-roger.com) wrote:
:>behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) wrote:

:>>	All of this is, of course, irrelevant to the topic of women in combat.
:>>It is doubtful that an elite distance runner would have the strength to carry
:>>80 to 100 pounds of gear around all day, every day.  The men rarely weigh more
:>>than 140 pounds soaking wet and the women tend to be 110 or less.  Aside from
:>>physical strength, there are other reasons why it may be inappropriate to have
:>>women in combat roles, not the least of which are cohesion within a unit and
:>>the very real problem of sexual relationships (and pregnancies).

:>Try carrying an 8 pound baby and the accompanying fluids and fat
:>(usually about 40lbs total) strapped to your gut every day for the for
:>3 months.  Women are BETTER at carrying loads than men.  A woman can
:>carry a larger proportion of her weight for a greater length of time
:>than a man.  They have to.

	I don't know if you had anything that passed for mathematics during
your education, but the last time I checked, 80 pounds was twice 40 pounds
(which, IMHO, is excessive weight gain during pregnancy.  25-30 pounds is
plenty), and 100 pounds was two and one-half times 40 pounds.

	Your "argument," such as it is, does not hold water (pardon the pun).

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