Rick Santorum: women shouldn't serve in combat because of "emotions"

Rick Santorum on CNN's "John King USA" on February 9, 2012

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KING: "Ok. Let me hear another one for you President Santorum might face. The pentagon is easing roles on women taking a frontline role, some frontline roles, in combat as medics, as people involved in communications, perhaps opening the door to a broader role ultimately for women in combat. Good idea or bad idea?

SANTORUM: "I don't—you know, look, I want to create every opportunity for women to be able to serve this country. And they do so in an amazing and wonderful way. And they're a great addition to the--and have been for a long time-- to the armed services of our country. But I do have concerns about women in frontline combat. I think that can be a very compromising situation where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interests of the mission because of other types of emotions that are involved. And I think that's probably -- you know, it already happens, of course, with the camaraderie of men in combat. But it's, I think it would be even more unique if women were in combat. I think that's probably not in the best interests of men, women or the mission."

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