In fighting the enemy, let’s be sure we do not become like him. A soldier’s job, his duty, is to kill the enemy. But God help him if he enjoys it.
General MacArthur insisted that the soldier is not a warmonger.
Guys like General Mattis, you mean.
“You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn’t wear a veil,” Mattis said. “You know, guys like that ain’t got no manhood left anyway. So it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.”
Or Patton.
I think sometimes people say things for effect.