Here's the eighth edition of Small Wars Journal's Saturday Night Quote (SWJ SNQ). Kudos to Jason Thomas. In the commentary section of SWJ Blog entry ""Understanding Sri Lanka's Defeat of the Tamil Tigers" Jason had this to say:
"Un—to accept that war is, by its nature, a savage act and that defeat is immoral, influential officers are arguing for a kinder, gentler approach to our enemies. Much of this is not due to the military commanders but an omnipresent media and well meaning civilian advisors with nervous domestic political leaders who want to get re-elected."