Dave wrote:
So you're saying there was no basis for believing they would work?

Of *course* there is, silly. They were sold to the Army for that
purpose. Now, would the U.S. Army buy something that didn't work?

Anyway, if *you* want to throw away proven measures and be a guinea pig,
go ahead. But it makes no sense at all (unless you're profiting by the
sale of the new stuff) to do it on a large scale with our armed forces.

The soldiers signed up to defend the country, not to be test subjects
for new drugs. Or maybe this distinction is a bit blurry to you?

DSK