Sunday, January 29, 2006
When you replace men with machines.
The LA Times put together an analysis of the current 'Targeted killing' program run by the CIA. You get to replace the larger bang of the Hellfire missile, but lose the accuracy and efficiency of the trained assasin. What you gain in effective killing, you lose in effective targeting, which can be pretty hard on the neighbors. And you lose the protective cover of deniability. Still, as we become a nation of gamers, this is the ultimate game. And you don't have to give up your Cheetos.
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