Excessive military force backfires by causing more harm

Evidence

According to the proportionality rule, a military campaign should be limited to the level of force needed to eradicate the threat rather than to inflict excessive death and destruction. Wanton force does more harm than good. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2274

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2274