We, as members of a first-world country, should realize that no war is good. It is a moving statement if you realize how little patriotism we now have. Nationalism can be a very dangerous and unstable force but only in overwhelming quantities. That very same force is all but gone from the American youth. We would have to get some patriots first.
War can make things black and white for a fellow, too.
In our day I find myself looking at a muddled picture of the world, not able to discern what is right or wrong, good or bad. In battle, the decision is made for you and all you have to do keep your gun greased and your socks dry, shooting when they tell you to. The whole grunt-lover's approach to war is created by the mind who has been infected by dreams of due servitude, perhaps even obsessed with the nation he happened to be born into. The uncertain individual can find bliss in being in a chain of command. No longer is this an option for the modern American.