" I don't think you were paying enough attention to the story to see why it was such a troubling situation."
I've never played the game. That's why I asked if there was perhaps some context that I was missing. Which you've provided admirably, thank you.

…Idk, maybe I'm missing something, but the spec ops thing doesn't seem like a hard choice at all.
One man stole water, presumably because he was dying of dehydration
The other man KILLED A FAMILY OF PEOPLE.
Am I supposed to be sympathetic to the latter because he's a soldier? Is that where the hard part is supposed to…

Kebert Xela