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Re: Bias and Ignorance
by Adrasteia

Here's the first paragraph.

You don't have to worry anymore about the possibility of an arms race in pharmaceutical enhancement of combat troops. It's already here.

I don't see what's anti-military about that. The military IS giving soldiers Prozac now so they can return them to duty faster. They are looking a pharmaceuticals that will help them forget battlefield trauma.

All this implies the military trying to develop a soldier specifically to fight long hours with little sleep and no trauma. Sounds good. But what do you do with this person when there is no war? Just send him or her home to work at Wal-Mart? The VA can't support the vets it has now much less offer long term drug support for this class of warrior.

I have issues with a warrior class. I spent 24 years in the military and I see a warrior class already in this country. The average person has not served, has no vested interest in the military and would like to contract that nasty little duty out. Why not develop people specifically to be warriors and then we won't have to worry about fighting, period.

You just don't have to think too long and hard about this scenario to see the pitfalls.

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