I have nothing to say.  I find myself reflecting on these verses from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching:

31:

Weapons of war are omens of doom,
To be loathed by every living thing
And shunned by those who keep the Way.
Presiding at court, the leader honors the right to conduct war,
But weapons are never the leader's choice.

Weapons of war are omens of doom,
Not to be used unless compelled.
And then used only with a quiet mind and heart.
Do not glorify arms.
If one glorifies arms,
One sings and rejoices over the slaughter of people.
Those who sing, praising such slaughter
Get nothing from this world.

Thus the left is for deeds that bring ease,
The right is for deeds that bring death.
The commander of the left is less important.
The commander of the right is most important,
The commander of the right conducts war with mortal gravity
by mourning for all those slaughtered,
and observing victory like a funeral.

(my reworking of several translations, mostly dependent on Moss Roberts)