Hmmm. So we have to be exposed to a certain level of risk for our warfighting to be deemed acceptable?
What level of risk is that then? Should we ban body armour and helmets? Should we get rid of those wimpy liferafts attached to ejection seats? Maybe the rot set in when we started giving our aircrew parachutes in the first place!
Patton had it right - it's about getting the other poor bastard to die for his!