True, McG of H, but it isn't the restricted domain of liberal democracies or any other specific political system. It seems to be a by-product of war. War's an ugly thing, and regardless of its justification, it will always be ugly.

I spoke with a Canadian pilot who flew in WWII. When he returned from raids with ammunition left, he used cows as target practice. Didn't matter whose cows they were. Long as it wasn't in England. Make sense outta that. I can't.