I disagree that we should abandon the 'moral high ground'. I also disagree with this idiot McFarland as to where the 'moral high ground' might be found. If the bad guys choose to hide among civilians, and we bomb the crap out of the bad guys, and some civilians are killed ...
Who is to blame for those dead civilians?
I say it's the bad guys. They're the ones who wallow in immoral conduct unnecessarily endangering civilians.
When national survival is at stake, it’s all good. That is what I mean by abandoning morale high ground. Example: a policy the prevents us from “scaring” prisoners. I am not talking about unlimited murder. Collateral damage is and always has been accepted.