President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office, Dec. 19, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Obama: Women Can Make World More Peaceful -- Washington Times
Two days after ending the war in Iraq, President Obama on Monday issued a “national action plan” aimed at giving women a bigger role in resolving conflicts around the world.
“Deadly conflicts can be more effectively avoided, and peace can be best forged and sustained when women become equal partners in all aspects of peace-building and conflict prevention,” the White House said in a 26-page document.
The executive order directs the Defense and State departments and the U.S. Agency for International Development to “accelerate, institutionalize, and better coordinate our efforts to advance women’s inclusion in peace negotiations, peace-building activities, and conflict prevention.” The White House said the first report on these efforts will be due in 2015.
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My Comment: This approach is naive .... gender does not influence wars and conflicts. The reality is that this policy is more focused on shoring support among women voters for President Obama's re-election bid than having an impact on world conflicts and wars.
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