[gtsop]

> I find it difficult to sympathize with those who actually perpetrate foreign invasions, be they Russian or American. It’s hard to care about justice for someone whose job and daily practice is to blow up people they’ve never met and never posed a threat to them.

I completely agree, but I feel this is an entierly different topic (no less important). What they did to him is clearly wrong and the importance of this conclusion is to help us think about similar situations in other settings than the US air force. It is like a philosophical dilema, should you punish someone for trying to save their life and causing damage that could have been avoided? Not everyone answers the same.

Again I agree with your angle, it's perfectly valid

[sneak]

Yeah, it is something different, but this is a story about a guy who dedicated his life to something, and then lost everything he worked for.

I think the question about “is that something anyone should be working for?” is just as important as “was it fair to the one so working?”.