He is making an observation. Perhaps you should ask him if it he thinks it is right that those innocent people died, or if he thinks those people were not innocent then we know what sort of ethics he&#x27;s applying. These sorts of discussions work better if you ask directly instead of filling in gaps yourself.<p>edit: The whole situation is disgusting, the war is certainly as disgusting as this bombing. But perhaps if not for (our taking part in) the war things would&#x27;ve been even more disgusting out there, I don&#x27;t know.