You are making a fine point, but I think the spirit of your comment is quite different from the original from @williamle8300.<p>Your point a agree with on a big picture level, the war fighters and analysts and policy makers need to understand capabilities and motivation of the enemy. I&#x27;m not a war fighter and I don&#x27;t believe it makes any sense for me or other Joe Average Citizen to empathize or understand a psychopathic foreign enemy. Understanding in this case won&#x27;t get you far.