Cenk Uygur
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Ana's Challenge - Women Can Lift Men in Combat
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February 3, 2013
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February 3, 2013
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3:29Now Playing"One of the recurring arguments against women serving in combat appears on its face to be just good common horse sense: women just don't have the upper body strength to carry a heavy male soldier out of combat. The thing is, you don't need much upper body strength to carry a guy out of combat. This will come as a surprise to certain pundits, but troops are not trained to carry each other like babies. The point is to rescue your comrade, not rescue your comrade while wailing on your pecs."*
Conservative pundit George Will made the argument against female soldiers fighting on the front lines saying there's no way a small woman could carry an injured male soldier. To which Martha Raddatz pointed out the fireman's carry technique. Does it work? Ana Kasparian -who is not trained for combat or rescue- gave it a try. Cenk Uygur discusses with her, while Rick Strom...helps.
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