War is probably the most offensive of all human activities.
There were heroes on all sides of the conflict, just as there were atrocities committed by all sides. This is undeniable.
On thing that made the pacific war so dreadful is the particularly high level of hatred both sides had for one another and the particularly high level of desperation with which many of the battles were fought.
no words from any historian or scholar will ever justify the actions of some.
The important question is "what would you do?"
Personally, as i sit here in the safety and comfort of my own home its easy to say i would provide the survivors with what water could be spared and point them in the direction of land...i would stop short of 'rendering aide to the enemy' and i would do my best to remember that we are all human beings and that it could just as easily be me floating in that water.
on the other hand...
I cant promise the answer would be the same in the adrenaline fueled, highly emotional heat of battle.
as a civilian playing a game we have the luxury of speculation, but until you wear a uniform and put your arse on the line like some here have... you wont know.
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