Robert E Lee quote that lays out quite well why war should be absolutely brutal:

"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

Since 1945, the Germans and Japanese have been very good little boys and girls. Too bad the USA has not fought subsequent wars that way, very debateable that their should have been subsequent wars.

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'Power, like the reproductive muscle, longs to be exercised, often without judgement or right' - Gerry Spence

"Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers