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Issue of the draft in a minute because it is a legitimate issue a lot of people raised. colonel mcsally does the kind of second-class status, i don't mean to call you second-class but the idea that women are not allowed in combat roles, as general dempsey said men are warriors and women are something else. do you think that contributed to the environment in which sectional way sault happens? >> when you have an environment where women are treated as second-class warriors, can do everything but not quite the elite dog not out there doing what really brings about promotions and leadership positi...

At age 18 should be registering because if the country needs you they will need you for all of the capabilities in the military. combat and noncombat and specialties. i have no problem with if we are tying citizen obligation to the readiness to defend that goes across the board. >> chris: so general boykin s that okay with you you if we have and now it is a matter of fact that the ban on women in combat ground combat has been lifted, women in the draft. >> i think you have no option. i think you will have to have women register with selective service and obviously be eligible for the draft. i ...

Olympic athletes compete by gender not each other. >> women have been serving in certain combat roles for years in iraq and afghanistan. >>heather: so, what do supporters say? >> say they there are no issues resulting from women in combat. and say that women bring very valuable qualities to the battlefield. listen. about only line, we need to treat people like individuals. what are the capabilities they bring to the fight? that includes physical strength, plus courage, plus aptitude, plus leadership, and all the other things we need to have for a fighting force. we set standards and allow peop...

Armor, special forces, those kinds of units where i object. >> chris: we will get to the issue of the draft in a minute because it is a legitimate issue a lot of people raised. colonel mcsally does the kind of second-class status, i don't mean to call you second-class but the idea that women are not allowed in combat roles, as general dempsey said men are warriors and women are something else. do you think that contributed to the environment in which sectional way sault happens? >> when you have an environment where women are treated as second-class warriors, can do everything but not quite th...

President george w. bush made 141 recess appointments under the same circumstances that the court said were unconstitutional in this case, the court recognizing that republican and democrat presidents have used this said it wasn't persuaded by that, but rather by the text of the constitution itself. now that the pentagon has lifted the ban on women in combat, oppons argue we could have problems with cohesion and combat readiness. it was a hot topic on the sunday morning shows. steve centanni has more. >> reporter: some say women are not strong enough for combat roles. others say they have prov...