[jz638]

"meat in the seat"

There was also a time when horses and mass formations were needed in warfare. Technology made them an unnecessary burden that didn't win wars. I don't have numbers handy, but for each fighter sortie behind enemy lines, dozens of hours of training are spent, thousands of gallons of jet fuel, and dozens of CSAR personnel, early warning monitors and logistics trail people get placed on watch. Take the meat out of the seat and you save lives and money. Hacking is a lesser risk than shoot down. We have a decade and a half of experience that can be used to win the next war and save American lives, I think we should try to do it.

[higgmeister]

There was also a time when horses and mass formations were needed in warfare.

I seem to remember some Army Special Forces on horseback in Afghanistan.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/06/us/afghanistan-horse-soldiers-memorial/index.html

[higgmeister]

[xone]

I think we should try to do it.

Right, because trying in war is what is really important.

[RinaseaofDs]

We’ll end up needing both.