You are conveniently overlooking the fact that it clearly means he thought it was wrong. Additionally, he thought it was stupid, ineffectual and counterproducti

You are conveniently overlooking the fact that it clearly means he thought it was wrong. Additionally, he thought it was stupid, ineffectual and counterproductive. Given that the military is an organization that deals death to accomplish its goals, this is the stronger argument to make if you want to change how things get done. Moral people who have a serious commitment to improving things are wise to save their tears and ranting for private moments with people who care about them. Then set that aside, put on their public face and do what works best to move their agenda forward, knowing that no matter what they do, some people will drag their name through the mud.