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As Grossman has pointed out, some have the aversion, but others do not.
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Actually, Grossman's work was what I had in mind when I wrote that comment. In his book
On Killing he relates an incident wherein he verbally disciplined one of his subordinates (IIRC he told the soldier he would shoot him himself) if that soldier thought he could kill a prisoner. He articulated that committing such acts stiffened the enemy's will to resist and made the task of defeating him more difficult.
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"...be nice to those we are killing"? That sounds rather ridiculous.
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Once again I have to remind myself that when I attempt to use irony or sarcasm in a discussion it often fails to be appreciated as such.
The Marines taught me that it's easy to be hard but it's hard to be smart. We should be both as needed.