That's not the way a soldier should think now, is it? A soldier must follow orders, and what he/she thinks doesn't play much of a role in decisions as big as if they should continue this war or not. If today they are ordered to stay and get the job done, there's no other choice for them, as well as when they are ordered to retreat.

And to say that what's being said is criticizing the troops per se is wrong as well, because they follow orders. When the orders are not based on deliberated tactics, it wouldn't be their fault if they don't prevail. The buck stops with those few generals who are in charge of planning. And they should rightly be criticized, because their decisions put lives of many on the line.