funny...I read this thread, and my mind jumped to a quote I had not thought of in 30 years or so...

Old woman explaining her sentiments:
"Of course it was a just war- my son died in it!"

....Fredrich Nietsche.."Also Sprach Zarathustra"

also to a line in a song by Bob Beers:

"..false are the bickering reigns
of honor, of homeland, of war"

Bob Beers.."The Seasons of Peace"