No, war is never about killing the enemy. War is about remaking the world to suit the whims of some powerful group over the whims of some other powerful group. The dead are just the sparks that fly from the metal as they grind it down.
David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It
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