Quote Originally Posted by FoxtArt View Post
Absolutely the question stands and is asked just for that situation. Would a US service person's parent's really want more parents to lose their children as well for no other purpose than to retrieve a body?

And we do leave people behind, frequently. Living and dead, in all prior wars. "No man left behind" is marketing, not an actual standard. It's simply a social standard that places a lot of value on a "body", so much so that we seem to value a corpse more than life, so long as it the additional lsn't another one of our own children, completely acceptable if it's three of my neighbor's kids. "Closure" is that important. It's quite strange... Here we are, the oddball, saying isn't someone's living life more valuable than a dead corpse?
Normally I have and will simply disagree with you, but in this case it's clear you have no sense of morality nor have ever been in a true life and death situation.
Because if you had, it would be impossible for you to pose these questions.
In 20+ years of military service, in multiple combat zones, I can tell you the concept of "No man left behind" isnt marketing nor a standard, its a deeply held moral held by those involved.
It has reason and purpose that you clearly cant understand.
Which is fine.
So instead, you're just going to have to trust that is important to the Israelis and those involved families to get those bodies back.
And even though you cant comprehend why, it's part of the negotiations.
Because after all only Savages purposely keep and use dead hostages as bargaining chips.
Thats what you might focus on instead.