The article i decided to read was Women and the draft, what it means to be an American it covered, as stated in the title, the current political climate in regards to female military conscription. There were two main points the article was trying to make, the first was that the ideas that undergird opposition to female conscription are archaic and nonsensical, and the second was that women have already served in vital military positions and deserve recognition. The substratum of the entire discussion about this topic has to do with the topic of patriotism and what it means to serve ones nation. Now, it can be argued that the foundations of societal development are predicated on mandatory military service and self gratifying patriotism. How else is a society supposed to defend its existence, if it does not believe in its own worth, or the necessity to defend it? In the past this role was put on men mainly because of the diverse nature of the responsibilities between the genders, from a biological perspective, puts the responsibility of child rearing/ care taking on the females. Simply put, the men sustain the system while the women carry it forward. Now that we have reached an age in history where these roles have become antiquated, and we are swiftly crawling out of our biological inclinations, we are learning that instincts can be impediments. It is time that we include women in conscripted military service. Although, Americans need to have a discussion about how we can ethically and efficiently assign people to there respect roles. A factor in this conversation may be gender, but it should not be the decisive factor. So in conclusion i agree with the nature of the authors argument. It was tenable, succinct, and articulate.