Behind every bullet is a solider taking a decision to pull the trigger. Ultimately, regardless of the orders given by their superior, it is that person who deci

Behind every bullet is a solider taking a decision to pull the trigger. Ultimately, regardless of the orders given by their superior, it is that person who decides whether or not to kill someone. If you want to see this in action, go read up on Operation Red Wings. Out of a four man Navy SEAL team, it ultimately cost three of them their lives because they took the ethical decision not to kill three Afghan civilians even though they (correctly) suspected that the civilians would report their whereabouts to the Taliban and compromise their mission. This is just one story of many. If you want to pretend the military is some black and white evil entity to help you sleep at night then go ahead. But it is simply not the reality. The reality is that it is a group of humans who each have to constantly weigh the tradeoffs of horrifically impossible decisions every single day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_engagement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_engagement https://warontherocks.com/2017/07/when-can-a-soldier-disobey-an-order/ https://warontherocks.com/2017/07/when-can-a-soldier-disobey... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings#Execution_of_the_operation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings#Execution_...