Yeah. I thought that way too, once upon a time. Self defense only. Then one fine day, I was on a combat search and rescue, and we found a shot down helo, just like what I flew in, Mekong Delta, wherein all four crew had been skinned, apparently before death.

From that point on, I never withheld machine gun fire. Ever. The next was at Hue City, 1968, where there were piles of civilians, South Vietnamese, murdered by the commies and set afire.

There ARE times when violence becomes necessary.