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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (6) Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Banks with political ties got bailouts, study shows 21 Dec 2009 Obama may delay vacation over healthcare 11:29am EST Iran's Ahmadinejad dismisses West's year-end deadline 3:14pm EST Drug tests awaited on Brittany Murphy death | Video 21 Dec 2009 Microsoft loses Word appeal, will adjust program 2:28pm EST Banks with political ties got bailouts, study shows 21 Dec 2009 The brain may feel other people's pain 21 Dec 2009 U.S. mortgage industry grapples with new disclosures 7:58am EST Japanese man takes video game character as wife 20 Dec 2009 Obama may delay vacation over healthcare 11:29am EST U.S. military defends pregnancy punishment in Iraq BAGHDAD Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:27pm EST Related News U.N. warns against unrealistic expectations in Iraq 1:51pm EST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military commander in northern Iraq defended on Tuesday a new policy imposing strict penalties, including possible jail time, for troops who become pregnant or get other soldiers pregnant. World "In this 22,000-soldier task force, I need every soldier I've got, especially since we are facing a drawdown of forces during our mission," Major General Tony Cucolo, who commands U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, said in a statement. Cucolo's new directive, issued last month when he took command, lays out a long list of activities that could lead to court martial or criminal charges, from gambling to stealing historical artifacts, and applies only to his command. The clause about pregnancy has garnered the most attention, affecting seven soldiers under Cucolo's command, according to military spokesman Major Jeff Allen. The command includes 1,682 female soldiers, Allen said. There are some 115,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, a number set to drop to about 50,000 by the end of August next year as the U.S. military ends combat operations. Under a deal with Iraq, a full withdrawal of U.S. troops is due by the end of 2011. U.S. Central Command rules do not prohibit "sexual contact between consenting, single servicemembers." "I wanted to encourage my soldiers to think before they acted, and understand their behavior and actions have consequences -- all of their behavior. "I consider the male soldier as responsible for taking a soldier out of the fight just as responsible as the female soldier who must redeploy," Cucolo said. Allen said Cucolo "takes each case on its own merits, considering each set of circumstances before deciding on punishment." He said such punishment could, in the most serious case, include jail time. But soldiers violating the rule so far have received letters of reprimand. In a statement to ABC News, Cucolo said he would not resort to using the court martial for such cases. "I see absolutely no circumstance where I would punish a female soldier by court martial for a violation ... I fully intend to handle these cases through lesser disciplinary action," he wrote, according to the ABC report. (Reporting by Missy Ryan; editing by Tim Pearce) World Comments See All Comments (6) | Post Comment Dec 22, 2009 So…. why didn’t David have these problems with his army? THeRmoNukE Report As Abusive Dec 22, 2009 Women in a combat situation. This was one of the concerns when addressing whether women should be in combat units. Looks like it is now coming about!! DocA Report As Abusive Dec 22, 2009 It has been happening for years – it’s about time someone put his foot down and imposed disciplinary action. mizsmith Report As Abusive Dec 22, 2009 For pregnancy? Hey, why don’t we impose some disciplinary actions on our citizens at home for having too many kids! Seriously, have any of you served or know a family member who has? they are human beings they deserve the same rights as those lazy Americans who do less than the work they do. Jamaze Report As Abusive Dec 22, 2009 easy- throw them out of the military. they are fornicators, bad for morale and discipline. and WTF: you throw out a guy for a mere allegation of being homosexual, whether or not he actually did anything, but heterosexuals get a slap on the wrist for their lustful behavior. do we pay for the abortions too? the hypocricy shows the american military as a backward institution. telyawot Report As Abusive Dec 22, 2009 Jamaze, of course they are human beings. They are also 100% unfit to be weilding an M-16 both mentally and physically. This incurs costs for the military, and for taxpayers in the end. It is unfair to create a compromise of resources for your squad, platoon, company, etc. It is even more grossly offensive to consider it very likely that in some cases the pregnancy was intended as an out for service. The U.S. military is not a place where we have happy faces and work together for harmony, and it is certainly not as a high school where young Americans have been absolved of their responsibilities to themselves and the surrounding people. This reminds me about stories reservists would spout about the hardships of having to go on duty. Wow. Your reserve unit got called up. How about that. Guess the free money is over. Might as well keep your pants on now, too. THeRmoNukE Report As Abusive See All Comments (6) Add a Comment More from Reuters Microsoft loses Word appeal, will adjust program SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will tweak its Word application to remove a feature judged to be a breach of patent, ensuring that it will be able to continue selling one of its most widely used programs. 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