Israel...Have the stakes just increased?

[CaptainMattJ.]

thats the worst thing about being a human. You get to realize that no matter what you do, no matter how you act or think, there will ALWAYS be killing. There will ALWAYS be corruption, greed, war mongering, ect. And there will always be those with bigger sticks. And there will always be those who wish to unnecessarily do harm unto others. and there will always be a finger hovering on the trigger. And the ways to kill will only become more refined, more effective, and deadlier than ever.

Its a hard thing to embrace, but spending money on having a bigger stick means that there will be a less likely chance of war. In reality, there will be no kumbaya, happy sing along fests with all the peoples of the world holding hands and rejoicing. There will always be psychos that will eventually gain more and more power.

and above all, you must do what has to be done, always, to ensure the safety of the people of your lands. If the Taliban and other organizations simply use the civilian populace to use as meat shields for their psycho terrorist wars, then they will be destroyed too. Its us or them. And when you strip away the layers of impractical teachings, its kill or be killed.

Discipline is what determines how effective the soldier behind the trigger is. Shooting at everything that moves, and thinking twice about life/death situations simply means unnecessary casualties. There needs to be higher mental standards for those who are sent to fight. But other than that, casualties are casualties and cant be avoided, just like every other aspect of war.