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Your body has been ravaged by lack of hygiene. in the reverse, it would be painful to witness a member of the opposite sex in such an uncomfortable and awkward position. combat effectiveness is based in large part on unit cohesion. the relationships among members of a unit can be irreparably harmed by forcing them to violate societal norms." >> can we have an honest conversation about this? is there a point to be made there? >> first of all, when you're a serviceman like him, his opinion is meaningful whether you agree or disagree. we've got to show him that respect. i'm assuming that once tha...

beach. at a news conference just now, city and navy officials say std they know of no fatalities, even though the fire after the crashed burned at least 40 apartments. also, the city's mayor tells cnn at least nine people including the two pilots were injured, and none of the injuries are considering ligfe-threatening. a virginia beach hospital reported it treated seven people, and except for one of the pilots all have been released. a navy spokesman revealed new details of the crash. >> shorting after noon we had a training flight, a two-seat hornet take off from naval air station y...

The infantry. we're talking about women, battalions and platoons of women kicking down doors. if you are under 5' 3" and a male you cannot do the minimum 30 pushups or whatever the standard is, you are not allowed to serve. if we have a uniform standard and the women are able to maintain the same standard as men kicking down doors, that is similar standard. >>clayton: the final word to you. >>guest: we have women right now who are assigned, attached in female engagement teams in afghanistan because they absolutely increase combat effectiveness in counterinsurgency environments particularly in ...

Great for ear holding. >> i love them. >> if you want a pet and want to hold them by the ears. >> lbj made that mistake. >> i want an oompa-loompa. >> were you in three tores-- three tours in iraq. women have been in combat, but the experts are not talking about effectiveness in killing. they are talking about leveling the play be field -- playing field which is not the way warriors should think, am i right? >> you are absolutely right. this is an interesting side issue. about 18 years of special forces and there are some women that can do what we do and carry -- >> we know what we are talking...

Don't need to fix it. again, i will be very interested in hearing the views of our military leaders, particularly our marine corp as well as army, air force as to what they think that this policy needs -- whether it needs to be changed or not. my view now is, that it is working. and we are in two wars. we need to have an assessment of the combat effectiveness and morale of our military, if that effect would be if we change the policy. >> greta: personal view, secretary gates speaking on behalf of the president. in the event that after a full study, i think secretary gates called for a study, l...