That wasn't the message I took from that scene - IMO it didn't equate morality, it equated motivation - both sides believed they were right, that's the reason for talk of "the long war" - such belief lasts for generations.
If you don’t understand that the intention was to show that there is no difference between us and those we are fighting, you need to take a media literacy course. The direct cut in this case, without inflection, is meant to link the two. Not just in terms of motivation, which is manifest, but also purpose.