Well, you ought to broach that with the families of dead soldiers and see what reaction you get.
Whether soldiers are volunteers or not, their judicious deployment to war theaters is the paramount responsibiity of those in power to order such deployments. With nothing on the line except political considerations, judiciousness often goes out the window.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
