James: I had an inkling you might respond by suggesting that, contrary to popular wisdom, there is indeed some accounting for taste. I’m generally skeptical of that proposition, but in this case I’ll go ahead and argue that there’s nothing wrong with celebrating the beauty and power of young women charged with defending a good society against evil. It’s an impulse that is at least as old as Athena-worship.
David, a small quibble: It’s not quite right to speak of the IDF babes “joining the military.” Israel has universal conscription; it is, alas, necessary to her survival.
