Soldiers dealing with the trauma of killing

[jane_says]

Certainly. Any war worth citizens dying over is important enough for leaders to fight in themselves. We'd be more selective and less likely to fly off half-cocked every time someone pisses us off, otherwise known around my house as "picking your battles".

I believe than anyone who has the authority to order us into battle and risk losing our lives has the obligation to be ready to do the same.

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Originally Posted by jane_says

I believe than anyone who has the authority to order us into battle and risk losing our lives has the obligation to be ready to do the same.

Its called nuclear war. Even then, Curtis LeMay was cock sure he could get us into that war. One must understand the "Missiles of October" or even better, see McNamara's "Fog of War" movie that was just recently released. Some who even have the most to loose will still strive to create war. And LeMay was no dummy. He was probably the most competent general in the Air Force in that generation.