I'm sure if we disregard ethics, and loss of human life can be taken as an error calculation in a piece of software, then computer systems can be far more effic

I'm sure if we disregard ethics, and loss of human life can be taken as an error calculation in a piece of software, then computer systems can be far more efficient. However, I hope we're not at that point. I mean if we were truly rational we could see that collateral damage could be a factor in whether a campaign was successful, taking into account the attitude of the conquered nation and how it may or may not affect insurgency or resistance. Though I don't want to believe that's the reason we try to preserve life.