Yeah, this will work

The U.S. military is issuing handheld lie detectors to troops in Afghanistan in order to help find information quickly. I would love to have been sitting in on the pitch session for this idea. I'm sure it went a little something like this.

General 1

So, we are losing ground in Afghanistan, what can we do to fix the situation?

General 2

How about more troops and better equipment. I hear people respond well to a gun in their face.

General 1

That's the worst idea I've ever heard!

General 3

I have this crazy idea. You know how lie detectors are basically inadmissible in the court of law.

General 1

Yes..I like where you are going with this.

General 3

Well instead of body armor and bullet-proof humvees. Let's give each soldier a hand-held lie detector. That way we can bring stability to the region based on circumstantial and generally inaccurate information.

General 1

(stands and slowly begins to clap)

This will win us the war.

Here's the link to the actual article.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23926278/