Any time your primary retaliatory tool is a drone strike, you run the risk of mistakes like this.

 

The truth is, if you're in a war like we are with ISIS, there's going to be collateral damage simply based on the fact that in most instances, these terrorist hide among the civilian population.  While that doesn't appear to be the case in this instance, there are always going to be mistakes made during wars where innocents get caught in the crossfire. 

 

During WW2, it's estimated that there were around 30 million civilian casualties on all sides.  That's like saying the entire Texas was completely snuffed out during WW2.  Pretty staggering figures, but then again, we weren't fighting a war in the era of political correctness where we must fight  an antiseptic war where only the bad guys die.  That's not reality.

 

It's a shame that this happened, and I have no doubt that someone's head is going to roll for allowing a strike that killed 60 civilians.  This will no doubt lead to even heavier restrictions on the rules of engagement in the region. 

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