I think he aimed rather at the problem how to value life.
We've discussed this in a thread here before, and there were several voice clearly in support of valueing the life of a foreign civilian much lighter than the life of an own (or allied yet not indigenous) soldier.

That and the respect for civil liberties, property and so on are interesting topics.

Let's assume a terrorist was spotted in the U.S., and the police searched his village and house the same way the military would do in Afghanistan. What would be the public reaction about the behaviour?

Or let's think about roadblocks/checkpoints.


The different respect for life can lead to different hardware choices.