Absolutely not absurd. First lets agree that bot all soldiers are good and just and that you can fight for a good cause without using a uniform.<p>That said :<p>&gt; essentially mean the same thing - a murderer killing others, for some definition of others.<p>There is a again a massive difference between a <i>good</i> cop ending a life to save others and a brutal robber ending a life to bet away after a robbery.