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I just saw a movie last night, called "Why We Fight". One interesting part of the movie was interviews with the pilots who flew the stealth planes into Iraq, for the purpose of dropping bombs on a palace to kill key figures (possibly Saddam). These were the opening shots of the war, however - the bombs missed and hit nearby houses. The next morning, the casualties coming into the Iraqi hospitals were 100% civilian. In the interview with the pilots, it is clear they didn't have a clue as to what had actually happened to their payloads, and the most that they were struggling with morally was one pilot debating whether or not to tell his daughter that he thought the mission was to kill Saddam (which he seemed proud of).
It was pretty sad. Another pretty sad fact is that around 40000 civilians have died as estimated by media reports and the group that was published in the Lancet. The majority of the deaths of this war have been civilians. Children in school, moms, dads, friends of others. All dead.
Many soldiers believe they are doing the correct thing, and believe the war is just. I disagree.
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