War has never been cleaner then it is today, civilian casualties are down to levels never seen before. While torture (and all other cruel punishments) have bee

War has never been cleaner then it is today, civilian casualties are down to levels never seen before. While torture (and all other cruel punishments) have been common for many years, today it just isn't acceptable for many people anymore. Death is a better outlook then being tortured for days, weeks or even months without outlook at a future without being tortured. War is the worst thing possible, but even wars have become less lethal and more "humane". The Geneva convention is not even 100 years old, before that plunder, rape and maiming and torturing where inseparable parts of war. I hope most people don't "want" to go to war, but feel they are fighting a war for the greater good. Even isis isn't fighting a war because they want to have war, they are fighting for ideals and values. And the West is fighting for their ideals and values. I can only recommend you to read "the better angels of our nature", it gives a much brighter picture of the future (and the present) then you seem to be experiencing.