How about no fighting at all? How about no war? That woudl be real progress. The sad truth is that we go to war for all the wrong reasons, and more and more people of younger age are are understanding this. When you break it down piece by piece war is absolutely irrational and based solely on fear. Fear that has been conditoned into society for the benefit of those who benefit msot form war. Who makes money from war??? That's what it's all about. There is absolutely nothing moral or just and certainly not noble in killing other humans because we don't agree on how to live our lives. Much of what that boils down to is a lack of cultural understanding and acceptance.
Any one out there who actually believes we are in Iraq to help the cictizens of that beleagered country gain democracy is in severe denial. The U.S, invaded that country to strengthen ties to foreign oil. We are there because of greed, no more no less.
I would rather see every one who is of age and qualifies, spend 2 years in the Peace Corps or Mercy Corps, than in military fatigues learning how to murder strangers.