What is the right relationship between statesmen and soldiers?

Statesmen and soldiers do not have a strong relationship. From what I have seen, statesmen tend to view soldiers as dispensable and do not look at the soldiers individually. They are willing to throw men into battle over a conflict that may not need violent intervention knowing the results could kill the soldiers. They view it as collateral damage but may not truly affect the statesmen.

Soldiers have to follow orders of the statesmen, so it might cause animosity because some of the men in charge have never been affiliated with the military or seen battle. I’m not sure exactly how that relationship would work, but it seems slightly unfair.