: The treatment of POWs is a reflection of our humanity. We must ensure that those who are captured or imprisoned during conflict receive humane treatment and adequate support.
The “lousy deal” fixed is not yet fully repaired. Women still face higher rates of homelessness and suicide among veterans; they remain underrepresented in military leadership; and wartime sexual violence continues in modern conflicts. However, the 18 fixes above represent a century of struggle—by female veterans, activists, lawyers, and legislators—to transform war’s social contract. The lesson is clear: when women are treated as full participants in national defense, the deal becomes less lousy, and the peace that follows becomes more just. The number 18, then, marks not an endpoint, but a checklist of battles won in a longer war for equality. 18 female war lousy deal fixed
: Likely an anagram indicator (like "fixed") or a slang term for a bad trade. : The treatment of POWs is a reflection of our humanity