Women to Be Banned from Combat Units in New Bill

Amanda at Pandagon also brings us this (which just floors me considering how we keep hearing the military is understaffed):

The newest idea from the Republican fantasyland where there's no reason to think there might be serious drawbacks to rolling back the clock to the previous century:

WASHINGTON -- Women soldiers in the U.S. Army would be barred from serving in combat support units under language added to a defense bill Wednesday. Proponents of the measure said it would affect only a small number of women, while opponents said over time, it would drastically alter the face of the modern army.