Comments on: Better Than Star Trek

By: Joseph Marshall

Joseph Marshall — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:37:39 +0000

Maybe we should ask how much good all these toys are going to do AFTER the "mission" has been "accomplished" before we blame John Kerry for voting against them. After all, further up the blog you point out how few casualties our 21st Century forces are already sustaining.

I think the guys and gals currently over there would prefer better body armor to predator drones at the moment, and I know the generals have constantly lamented (when not muzzled)the lack of troop numbers.

And even on Star Trek the point of beaming down was usually not to go to war, but to explore and make peaceful contact. A predator drone or its grandchildren really can't do that for you.

By: Andy00

Andy00 — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 11:20:29 +0000

Heh. I think we all know what happens when you create combat robots in Sci-Fi.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:54:13 +0000

Yep. I had it NRO for "New Republic Online" but I don't think they actually use it that way.

By: Kevin Holtsberry

Kevin Holtsberry — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:48:42 +0000

Shouldn't that be TNR next his name rather than NRO? I don't think Easterbrook writes for NRO.

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» Gone Hollywood — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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