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Originally posted by bermuDa
oh great, another way to kill people without any honor.
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We must kill people honorably in warfare?
This reminds me of the Jannissaries, who sent a message to their somewhat better armed opponents to drop their firearms and come fight honorably like men. The opposition didn't, of course, and the Jannissaries took a drubbing.
So...what is "honorable"? Whose notion of honor do we buy into? Japanese bushido? European 12th century chivalric codes? Victorian notions of sporting fair play?
How about we do this: We do whatever it takes to win, but strive to keep innocents as safe as possible...which is, granted, difficult to do. This particular metal storm technology will eliminate minefields, and save countless arms and legs and lives of civilians who might otherwise stumble into a minefield laid as an area denial weapon.
THAT is honorable, don't you think?