> Moreover, is anyone under the illusion that war isn't horrible? Did you think it was only strong, burly men getting killed before you saw that video of the ki

> Moreover, is anyone under the illusion that war isn't horrible? Did you think it was only strong, burly men getting killed before you saw that video of the kid in the ambulance? Plenty of people in our cushy western societies are unaware of the realities of war. You want proof? Have a look at how much people have complained about the 5000-odd US military dead in Iraq over a period of greater than a decade. That's 10% of the dead in Vietnam in a similar, and there were single days with more dead soldiers in WWI and the US Civil War. It's a lot easier to be hawkish when someone else has to deal with the consequences of your opinion.