Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
No, look at it in context of a world war. I don't think deaths are pointless, just tragic. At the time, doing a certain action like a raid on a heavily defensive position had to be done - even knowing there would be loss of life. If we're talking about modern conflicts like Afghanistan, I would agree.
The problem with "modern conflicts" like Afghanistan is that many deaths are pointless - because of spineless politicians our forces are having to fight with one hand tied behind their backs and the rule book in the other hand. Taliban scum hiding behind human shields in mosques and dwellings then being released to fight another day, soldiers up in court for killing them etc etc. Unlike the Israeli forces who have the full backing of their leaders.

Before anyone starts about the deaths of civilians - read this :-

In the early months of World War I, the German military employed their airships, which were capable of traveling 85 miles per hour and hauling two tons of explosives, on bombing raids on the cities of Liege, Antwerp and Paris. On January 19, 1915, the Zeppelins struck Great Britain for the first time, dropping bombs on the seaside towns of Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn. With the targeting of civilian populations from the air, modern warfare had arrived. “Nowadays there is no such animal as a non-combatant,” justified German Zeppelin Corps Commander Peter Strasser, “modern warfare is total warfare.”