War sucks.

There's no way around it. There is no such thing as a perfect war. Every war, ever, in the history of mankind, has contained incidents most would consider to be atrocities.

That's not to justify terrible acts. It's actually one reason why war should generally be avoided whenever possible. Every few years, it seems mankind needs a reminder why not to go to war.

So the next time some President tells you that this war will be easy or different, don't believe them. War sucks. Big time.