That's an extremely broad title. If an individual soldier is motivated by their moral sentiment that they are fighting for democracy in Afghanistan and so tha

That's an extremely broad title. If an individual soldier is motivated by their moral sentiment that they are fighting for democracy in Afghanistan and so that Afghan girls can get an education that is meaningless, the motivation of the leaders who took that decision is the primary cause of the violence. My belief is that Western nations fight wars for economic reasons, but uses a moral argument to assuage the population and provide exculpation to the troops. We simply do not put boots on the ground or bombs in the air for moral reasons, no matter how it's cloaked.