Q&A Forum - Best of Elise

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A. All it will take for a woman to be in charge of the US military is for a woman to become President because the President is also the Commander in Chief of the military. That day is not too far off. Of course, we have seen women as the heads of state of Nations and thus in charge of the military of those nations. Women have commanded armies and have sent men to die in battle. Women maybe nurturers but when their children are at risk, women will not hesitate to defend. The leader of a nation would view her citizens as her children, meaning that if there is a threat, force may be required. It really doesn’t have so much to do with intellect (although wisdom and intelligence are vital assets) but rather the ability to make life and death decisions with a compassionate heart. In most cases, the female nature would weigh the human cost of armed conflict more heavily than the male nature. Once again, who is better equipped to lead, the aggressive hunter (male) or the nurturing manager (the female)?