If only from the perspective of military tasks, the reason why the arrest operation was changed to the annihilation operation is because the terrorist gathering place was changed to the sphere of influence of the opposing force, and the direct arrest or annihilation operation of the ground forces will pay a greater price. Secondly, the key is that a large-scale armed conflict will break out before approaching the target, the escape of the target is inevitable, and the failure of the mission is inevitable.
The indoor monitoring Beetle has been powered off, so it is impossible to know the specific progress of the terrorists' indoor activities, and the missile launch time takes 50 seconds. If the terrorists decide to launch after they come out of the room, 50 seconds is enough for them to drive out of the centralized monitoring system. After all, there is only one eye of the sky.
Also, if the intelligence agent who manipulated the beetle was killed by extremists in order to buy a cake, would we consider it a reasonable price to save the little girl? Even if various moral evaluation standards are introduced to endorse this sacrifice, how large is this sacrifice within a reasonable range? If one person has already been sacrificed, should a second, third or even more be sent? Perhaps it is to avoid this kind of conflict and to highlight the core plot, so the plot did not "kill" the intelligence officer, so that everyone can discuss it more calmly.
In the story of this film, if I had to choose a position, even though I fully understood the emotions of the two Air Force lieutenants on the strike mission, I would still be on the side of the military commander to the end. The danger of terrorists who have been equipped with suicide bombers is not only a possibility, but a foreseeable inevitability. In this case, a timely military strike is absolutely necessary.
In the end, the general played by Professor Snape (the last movie he played in his lifetime. Also, the role of the US foreign secretary turned out to be the big bear (Jorah Mormont) in "Game of Thrones") said very well. Good:
"Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war."
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