There are some parents who virtually send their children to foreign wars out of tradition or strident ideology but most parents simply watch their kids march off to war.

About a fifth of those parents can never own any personal respondsibilty for the effect of the war on their children because the grief or eternal regret would destroy their lives.

I understand the strident unswerving support of a criminal war by such parents. In such cases, certain facts are the enemy that could slay their psyche.

To live with a delusion is perhaps preferable to a lifetime of debilitating grief or suicide.

It is compassionate to not challenge such parents about war.
If you ever could succeed in enlightening them, at worst it could be fatal.

There is a season for such people to come to grips with denial.
I may be best to be gentle than challenging with people in this dilemma.