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by jki275 1959 days ago
War is almost never about hate or love.

War is a tool of diplomacy.

Both of these men were simply professionals doing their jobs. The one attacking, the one defending. It's unlikely they ever hated each other or even really thought a great deal beyond how to accomplish their respective missions at the time.

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> War is a tool of diplomacy.

More often than not war is a means of pursuing business interests.

Certainly not in this case.