Regular people just want to live regular lives. They want to make money and cater to their families. Many wouldn't even mind if other countries fell off the face of the earth, as long as it had nothing to do with them. However, those in power keep looking for wars to fight in. And they don't fight it themselves, they send in young soldiers who give their lives for a cause that's not theirs. Civilians pay the price, while the generals make more war commands in armoured bunkers. It's painful.