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"why dont u pick on hisbrandy when he says abt the bad laws in US?"

For the record, I am not a him. I am a woman...his Brandy.

Lordsaveme,

All countries have troubles. It is not being disloyal to speak of them.

We in the east do not do that.

Oh,sorry abt that Hisbrandy
hehehehe
:-)

Lord Save Me,

You do not discuss matters that effect everyone or things that pose problems for citizens?

All the men who are blamed for doing this in India are someone's husband, someone's father and someone's brother. To say that indian females are in danger is a shocking statement for me.

Whatever ails other countries ails India. Nothing more. And I agree with Lordsaveme. In the east generally no body will criticise his/her country in front of others. That is a big difference between east and west. One should understand the cultural difference.

While it's true there have been reports of rape out in the sandbox (and I was over there in 2003), it's only been a small percentage. Females are not over there in fear of being raped. I know I wasn't. I never had a fear of walking alone to the latrine or shower tent, yet when we arrived at Camp Arifjan, we had heard of a couple of incidents of women being attacked at the latrines. You just have to vigilant. I can guarantee you there is more to what is actually reported; if you are going to act like a victim, you will be a victim. Rape just doesn't happen in the theater, it happens stateside also.

Reports of rapes, particularly during war, are not uncommon. Who knows why someone who is relatively normal during times of peace snapswhen at war. I'm not making excuses for the offender. There is no doubt that punishment is due. I was, however, glad to read the reply from LilWolf who has served with the military. It brought some reality to the situation by reminding all of us that this does not happen to all of the women who are serving in the military in Iraq. I think it's important to keep the perspective that those who commit the crime are not in the majority. Reactions and inflammatory reports can actually make life more diffficult for female servicemembers. The military could be referred to as a reflection of the general population. Rapes happen everywhere. Those serving in the military are disciplined individuals (male and female) and on occassion, even in the military, some of the freaks slip into the system.