Uncle Al wrote:
<SNIP, more SNIP>

Multi-gigawatt continuous CO2 laser using solar pumped Mars' or Venus'
upper atmosphere and orbiting mirrors.  Doable and not overmuch
expensive.  During slack periods, aim the output at the Middle East or
maybe Utah.

Ghehe, not very "enlightend". But that doesn't matter, I agree with the Middle East part. Just try not to hit our folks over there, we didn't even want to go!