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Fox News on Katie Couric’s plans to report from Iraq for one night:

Uh…. Right, cause it’s not like there’s any single mothers serving in Iraq in much more dangerous roles. Oh wait…

When war started in Iraq, a generation of U.S. women became involved as never before - in a wider-than-ever array of jobs, for long deployments, in a conflict with daily bloodshed. More than 155,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Among their ranks are more than 16,000 single mothers, according to the Pentagon, a number that military experts say is unprecedented.

*Cue sound of crickets chirping over at FNC HQ*

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