To: arthurus
.... Ultimately it will be irrelevant as the military becomes a totally computerized killing machine.
They may invent something someday that makes the infantryman obsolete, but I can assure you it won't happen in our lifetimes or our children's lifetimes.
49 posted on
09/20/2011 5:24:15 PM PDT by
The Pack Knight
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To: The Pack Knight
They may invent something someday that makes the infantryman obsolete, but I can assure you it won't happen in our lifetimes or our children's lifetimes.Their presence on the battlefield is already far reduced from what it was only a few years ago. They will always be there but in much more specialized roles and/or they will be mercenaries.
74 posted on
09/20/2011 8:36:25 PM PDT by
arthurus
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