Quote: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. 

 

World War II embodies the kind of strategy I would actually be in favor of.  Civilian casualties were much greater, but everybody was playing for keeps.  There was no holding back, no proxy wars, no flying helicopters into a hornets nest with no real mission.  When the war was over, there was no remnant of the enemy.  The stuff we do today like arming mercenaries in Syria (who may join ISIS the next day) is so stupid.  Vietnam was stupid.  The way we fought in Afghanistan and Iraq was stupid.  If you go in, go in and completely take control.

 

Did we do that with Japan?  I think we did.  We completely infused our culture into their own, gaining an ally.  In that case, we did drop the bomb.  But the job was at least finished.  The war ended.  It didn't drag on forever.

 

Part of the problem with our government is they have no desire to actually achieve peace.  They have an agenda, and it doesn't have our best interests at heart.  They dont want to eliminate terrorists.  They need people to cause havoc.   That way they have an excuse to make more war and take away rights of the people to gain power.

 

George Washington's farewell warned about getting involved in European and Asian affairs.  His desire for the nation was to remain neutral.  Welp, that ship has sailed.

 

Then you also have the famous Eisenhower speech about the military industrial complex. Yup, he was right.

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