Here is a second argument that has been made against sending women into direct combat: Speaking generally, women do not have the upperbody strength that men have, and a female soldier (again, we are speaking generally, not about a particular individual) would thus be less able to pull a wounded companion out of a burning tank or off a battlefield. To put the matter strongly: Male soldiers might feel that they could not count on their female comrade in a time of need. What is your reply?
