Moral leadership and the use of force

Is the most moral wartime choice to apply maximum violence so that the war ends quickly?

Use the maximum necessary force against appropriate targets, not indiscriminate maximum violence detached from the strategic aim.

The answer qualifies the claim that a leader should simply apply the maximum possible violence to end a war quickly. The standard offered is the maximum necessary force in appropriate places against targets that advance the intended objective. Germany's shift from RAF bases and radar stations to British cities is given as an example of violence becoming strategically misdirected. Military ethics and operational effectiveness both depend on target selection rather than intensity alone.