I'm not sure it is political with him. It's more idealogical. For him, it almost seems that war is the purpose, rather than the tool. If that makes sense. He sees is as a way of weeding out the "weak". I find his feeling that only the very weak would be scarred by war to be pretty disturbing. He almost sounds like he believes war is a good thing, in general terms. War can be necessary, but it is hard to see how it can be good!
