I hear what you're saying about the repopulation numbers -- to state it coldly, "the population can be replenished."

But, if one looks beyond the numbers, the HUMAN and SOCIETAL tolls in terms of pain; suffering; death; loss of companionship, loss of talent/knowledge/experience, etc., are HUGE -- potentially larger than any WW to date.

And what's uniquely insidious - and unfortunate - is that a large portion of the cost stems from casualties who "facilitated their own slaughter".