[independentmind]

You might not be so glib if Saddam had the microwave weapons, no?

[Jeff Chandler]

Depends on their range.

[Jeff Chandler]

But seriously, does this sound so much worse than flamethrowers, napalm, hand grenades, mortars, rockets, cannons, rifles, daisy cutters, FAEs, etc., etc., etc.?

Have you considered the possibility that this weapon may be used to repel an enemy without permanently injuring him? That it could, in fact, end up being more humane than current weaponry?

[Korth]

There is a school of thought that these futuristic types of weapons are O.K. for us to use, but criminal if anyone else uses them. If some foreign country used such a weapon against American soldiers or civilians, those who are supporters of our having this type of weapon would be horrified and would demand punishment for the weapon's users.