Conflict between armies

As we were looking at all the conflicts in class, we came across some really interesting points. The biggest ones were Conflict with the Gods, Conflict within the Trojan Empire, Conflict within the Achaeans, and Conflicts between the Gods and Mortals. The one that I thought was the most interesting was the Conflict within the Achaeans and also within in the walls of Troy. In Troy the conflict was with two brothers, Paris and Hector. If you were to look at Hector and Paris side by side, they would be the exact opposite. Now Hector did not want this war, but he loved him brother and understood why he took Helen. Also there is doubt with the people of Troy, wondering why they are fighting for this kid’s love? What really differs from the Trojans and the Achaeans was that the Trojans are fighting for there homeland and it was one city vs. independent massed together. With the Achaeans, it is a bunch of small independent providences that were concurred by Agamemnon and by defeat are forced to aid the Achaeans whenever they are call upon. So with a lack of central power and unification of the army, there is much diversity among the soldiers. As time goes on and they saw less and less progression the men start to wonder why they are here and what good does it do to fight a battle that has lasted for the last seven years. When Agamemnon tested the soldiers to see if they truly believed in him and wanted to fight, he was surprised to see the men flee to the ships. The only people that really have any leadership skills and the respect of the soldiers are Odysseus and Achilles. I was wondering if today it was the same way with the soldiers. Do most of them question why we are fighting in the Middle East? Is there a true leader who has the soldiers respect and can trust that person?  Also does much doubt and lack of respect and trust happen in modern times? I believe that the revolution on war has changed the mindset of it. Also it is the organization and structure of our military it does not allow one person to be command of everyone. So as we see in the Iliad every army in a war was conflict within that army and how they handle it could determine who the winner is.