Army Prepares 'Robo-Soldier' for Iraq

[M]

Scary as hell. If these things became common and wars ere still prevalent, that would be extremely bad. The faster we democratize this planet and thereby exterminate wars, the better. And I think we had really better hurry.

[M]

Not so much medieval. The knights did all the exciting killing, and the drafted peasants did most of the dying. Sure, every now and then something went awry, but then, the U.S. lost a general on Okinawa.

Napoleon, now, he fought at the frontlines. But he was insane or divinely guided, or both.