Feminist Peace Politics

After reading Sara Ruddick's article, I could not help but wonder how her theory would relate to the ideas about the nature of masculinity put forth by Jack Halberstam. Ruddick suggests that war is an undeniably masculine practice which stems from traits found exclusively among men. Ruddick writes, "Criminally, this "masculinity" is expressed in actual acts of rape, sexual assault, and torture" (p110), and "The misogynist domination that pervades military life and lore fosters brutality and domination both on and off battlefields" (p 113). this However, if we consider Halberstam's notion that masculinity should not be limited to biological men ("masculinity must not and cannot and should not reduce down to the male body and its effects" (p. 935)), how can we make sense of Ruddick's opinion on war and the strictly masculine nature of militarism?