All The World's A Stage

Please, look at the panel

dozens of servicewomen in the Persian Gulf area and elsewhere saying they were sexually assaulted or raped by fellow troops.

Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, voiced concern that senior Pentagon leaders had not sufficiently addressed the problem. "I don't get a sense of outrage by military leadership," Mr. Nelson said.

Am I saying these men haven't done their best to prevent female troops being assaulted? No. I'm saying - look at the culture to find out why this problem keeps happening again and again in the military ranks. Policies don't change culture.

Posted by Liz at February 26, 2004 12:18 PM