He was a GREAT leader, he was an GREAT commander, and a GREAT tactition. He was imperialistic, so are we. Sll soldiers kill people, thats just how the world was. We are not calling him a saint, we are just saying that he was great. Hitler was a great leader(donm't jump down my throat for this), Eisehower was a great leader, Alexander was a great leader, aand so were many other military figures. It dosn't mean that they were "good" people. Personally, I don't condone the killing of innocents, but sometimes it needs to be done.