Of the military women that make or arrange the presentations at committee meetings, female officers favoring the committee's agenda are many, and enlisted women who strongly oppose involuntary combat assignments are a distinct minority. The views of servicemen who serve with the women are not represented at all. As Donnelly points out, the committee structure does not allow an objective evaluation even of the consequences of committee recommendations. The media exacerbate the problem. What Washington Should Do.
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