The attack on our submarines By Charles Bloomer If the sinking
of the Russian submarine Kursk has taught us anything, it is
that a submarine filled with weapons operating in a submerged
environment is a dangerous place to be. Submarines are among the
most complex machines man has ever built -- densely packed
engineering marvels that can deliver massive destructive power
against other ships or land targets while remaining submerged
and undetected for extended periods of time. Despite the perils
associated with submarine operations and the dangers to which
our sailors are exposed, the feminist movement in this country
wants to make submariners' lives more difficult and dangerous.
The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
(DACOWITS) is pushing hard to get women on submarines before
Clinton leaves office and to force expensive changes to
submarine designs that would impact the Virginia class submarine
now in development. Representative Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland
successfully added an amendment to t