PLANNING and carrying out a cold-blooded killing, then hiding and erasing traces of it are not noble deeds. No medals are awarded to soldiers who perpetrate such acts. If the victims are citizens of the soldier's own country, these acts could be described as cruel and cowardly.

Soldiers are paid to defend the nation from external threats, not to carry out brutal acts. That is why they alone have the right to bear arms and to use violence aga