Both points of view are necessary, but one is more important than the other. The bigger deal is that in its inherent brutality, there should be a high bar for

Both points of view are necessary, but one is more important than the other. The bigger deal is that in its inherent brutality, there should be a high bar for war, and that is something that people need constant reminding of. The other is mostly a matter of public expenditure and the fact that military service is basically a form of welfare that's more palatable to many people, even if it boils down to paying people to work out and carry boxes around in a far away desert.