Just out of interest, why aren't women regarded as sound on security issues ? After all, what they mean is, women aren't considered as reflexively militaristic as men, which was why Hillary had to be a democratic hawk. Frankly, I don't agree that might makes right anymore than conquest makes safe. One day, I hope our lords and masters might understand this, but I don't have the essentialist belief that it will necessarily be a woman who makes the connection. keep to the Fen Causeway