Power

Have you studied any history in school? Chances are you have heard of some kind of ancient empire maybe it was the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Aztecs or maybe the lesser known empire of the good people in China. These great empires may have been scattered across the face of the earth and some were centuries apart when they were at their height of power. They all did have one thing in common, they all rose to power through some sort of warfare. Whether it was the average run of the mill conquer of a more peaceful people or if it was full scale war with armies, advanced weapons, and lots of death, you know all the good stuff. Invention for power has been the staple of empires since the dawn of humanity. From the first bow and arrow, to the hot forged sword, all the way to the laser guided missile of today under normal circumstances whoever had the better weapons was going win the war. If a good Greek soldier could wield his spear as the instrument of death that it was intended to be he would last much longer on the battle field. Just as a master musician in the orchestra the instrument and the person are as one they function in perfect harmony to make beautiful music or in our case sinister death on the battlefield. Even more recent military men rely on the invention and faithfulness of a good rifle. Who knows maybe one day the soldier will be completely removed from the battlefield and be replaced entirely by newer better machines. With more and more computer integration with weapons the day is probably closer than we think.