Knowing the likelihood that they will die in this battle, I do not wish to send them there...but it is also a matter of pride. Do we have the authority to deny them the opportunity to fight for their lives and country? If it was me, fighting to protect my world, I would not want to stand aside and let other risk themselves while I waited idly at home.

[He shrugs.] I do not know what is 'right' and 'wrong' in this circumstance, but if it comes to it, I think we cannot make the decision for the soldiers. They needs choose their own path.