“Like Cindy Sheehan, Hal knows all too well the cost of war. But Hal’s pain reaches well beyond the scope of what Cindy Sheehan can only imagine, if even that would be possible, for Hal has mourned far more than Ms. Sheehan’s imagination could ever comprehend.
In Iraq alone, Hal has lost more “family members” than any 10 parents combined, all while trying to clear IED’s from the paths of their “fellow soldiers”, saving countless numbers of young men and women. But that is small consolation to Hal. His losses continue to mount, and there are 3000 more of his “family” on their way to Iraq. Odds are, they will meet the same fate…”
No, this is not a made up story. Well, to be fair, it is a bit misleading since Hal is the fictitious rogue computer from “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Sue me.
There was this story today :
Unmanned “Surge”: 3000 More Robots for War
And from an earlier article from the same site, an excerpt:
Robots have been roaming the streets of Iraq, since shortly after the war began. Now, for the first time — the first time in any warzone — the machines are carrying guns.
The only reason I bring this article to any of you is this: We, the Americans, are finding ways to kick our enemies’ asses without losing anything more than hardware. Isaac Asimov would be so proud.
But there is an added benefit to this course we’re taking. What happens when the jihadists begin to learn that they are not killing “infidels” anymore, but they are only succeeding in “breaking our toys”? Is there a provision in the Koran where Allah makes allowances, or will they be barred from “heaven” if they die fighting a machine? Oh, the irony is just too delicious.
All we have to do now is make sure a new ACLU is not formed, one that begins a whole new round of idiotic lawsuits. ( That new ACLU would be the “Automated Cyborg Liberation Union”). Who would want to go up against an attorney that could pick you up and toss you across the room?
-Woody
