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Sentient: able to feel or sense things such as emotions or outside stimulus. Applies to all complex lifeforms. Sapient: possessing self-awareness and intelligence similar to humans. Applies entirely to humanity.


** The soldiers in question are clones, robots, zombies, or other creatures that aren't really alive or sentient in the correct sense of the term (MAYBE except for clones, depending on the setting) and can be easily mass-produced, which means that even if Bob sacrifices 50% of his entire army, he could easily replace them in no time.

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** The soldiers in question are clones, robots, zombies, or other creatures that aren't really alive or sentient sapient in the correct sense of the term (MAYBE except for clones, depending on the setting) and can be easily mass-produced, which means that even if Bob sacrifices 50% of his entire army, he could easily replace them in no time.
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** [[AFatherToHisMen General Bob cares so much about his soldiers that he would rather lose the war than see them killed]].

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** [[AFatherToHisMen General Bob cares so much about his soldiers soldiers]] [[HonorBeforeReason that he would rather lose the war than see them killed]].
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** General Bob's willingness to let his army take massive casualties results in his nation running out of fighting men and costing them the war.

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** General Bob's willingness to let his army take massive casualties results in his [[MookDepletion nation running out of fighting men men]] and costing them the war.
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** The army led by General Bob doesn't have good equipment or good combined arms but they have a lot of determined soldiers so human wave tactics are basically their only tactical option.
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** General Bob is running a penal battalion, plenty of his soldier joined the army in lieu of life in prison or even execution.
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** 50% of General Bob's army falling to random crap that happens on the battlefield is acceptable. 50% falling to a weapon of mass destruction is unacceptable. Because of this, General Bob sends [[RagTagBunchOfMisfits a strike force]] to try to disable it, a mission that may [[SuicideMission end with the strike force's deaths]], but at least it will be worth something.

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** 50% of General Bob's army falling to random crap that happens on the battlefield is acceptable. 50% falling to a weapon of mass destruction is unacceptable. Because of this, General Bob sends [[RagTagBunchOfMisfits a strike force]] is not one to try to disable it, a mission that may [[SuicideMission end with the strike force's deaths]], but at least it will be worth something.freely deploy them.
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** 50% of General Bob's army falling to random crap that happens on the battlefield is acceptable. 50% falling to a weapon of mass destruction is unacceptable. Because of this, General Bob sends [[RagTagBunchOfMisfits a strike force]] to try to disable it, a mission that may [[SuicideMission end with the strike force's deaths]], but at least it will be worth something.
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** General Bob's treatment of his troops make him [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating extremely unpopular]] among the populace, who then refuses to participate in the war effort.
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** General Bob initially appears to not care when his soldiers die, but is later shown [[DrowningMySorrows drowning his sorrows]], suffering from BadDreams, or otherwise [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone mourning the deaths of his men]].

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** General Bob initially appears to not care when his soldiers die, but is later shown [[DrowningMySorrows drowning his sorrows]], suffering from BadDreams, nightmares, or otherwise [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone mourning the deaths of his men]].

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