Although some wars are entirely created by external powers I find it a bit disingenuous to imply that the people at war don’t have grievances or don’t have free

Although some wars are entirely created by external powers I find it a bit disingenuous to imply that the people at war don’t have grievances or don’t have free will to fight against their oppressors. It reads as the author is more preoccupied in broadcasting his grief towards the “great evil powers” than the actual suffering caused by war.