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It might work. >> so, after serving for so many years in the military and knowing how women think and knowing the physical strength of women and looking at women in the military now, do you think -- even when we see them on the front lines, carrying out in combat situations, even winning awards for this, do you think overall that women do have the physical and mental strength to be fully engaged in combat? >> well, combat means so many things. we already have women in combat in aircraft, in fighter and bomber aircraft, and they do 100% of all that's required. so we're 100% engaged in that. and...

Be passionate about something he or she believes in, congress is probably not the right place to be. we can be passionate about it without attacking the other individual's humanhood and that's too often entered into the debate in washington. >> kelly: congressman cleaver and congresswoman, i wish you success and a lot of the mrn people do the same. because as you've written in your op-ed, true leaders guide with compassion and example and give us a good example as you continue your work with the civility caucus. >> thank you. >> jamie: our troops in the u.s. military are getting a chance to tr...

Don't ask, don't tell policy. a decision that allows gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military now rights activists says removing restriction on women in the military. -- some insisting some can't stomach more women coming home in flag-draped coffins and others that women aren't physically as strong. our national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, is there this an issue that the pentagon really wants to take on right now. >> if you ask the defense secretary's office, they say no. but a top army official told me today that, in fact, it may be time...

Mood among u.s. troops still on the ground? totalling at least 50,000. joining us from kirkuk is dominick with more. dominick, what's it like on the ground right now? do they get a sense of something special or like any other day? to some extent, absolutely, yes. degree of pleasure particularly for the combat troops that have already left, you know, combat troops all american troops here in iraq have been trained in combat but that mission shifts to advise and assisting of the iraqi security forces but as they continue to do that, they will be involved in combat situations. let's talk to col...

Have higher months going forward, between now and next july, but i think we're going to start -- >> do you believe that also, dan? >> i think the casualty toll will rise because we're engaging in more and different kind of combat situations. but i think it's inescapable and there's no joy in saying this, what this also tells us is one, things are not going well in afghanistan. two that the counter insurgency strategy that's been in place for some while has yet to prove itself, and its inescapable that whether you like it or not, whether you think it's justified or not that, the american public...