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The forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are all volunteer soldiers and it is a mix of men and women. However, according to the Department of Defense and the Pentagon, “a policy from 1994 prohibits female troops in all four service branches from serving in units below brigade level whose primary mission is direct ground combat.” Yet, this policy is incredibly difficult to enforce according to many men and women serving. The frontline is Iraq and the Afghanistan war is nothing permanent like it was in World War II. The type of warfare is completely different from trench warfare and hand to hand combat. Guerilla warfare tactics are being employed by the enemy which endangers United States soldiers whether they are male or female. Women are playing more vital roles and proving their heroism in the war, therefore it is necessary for the government to amend the current restrictions placed on women.
It is a known fact that women are in combative positions in the war......

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