And the subject of civilian casualties comes us as it always does whenever the US is involved in a war.
I personally think people have seen too many movies and seem to have the idea that we can magically only hit the bad guys. Generations will pass before that is possible, but something that Lesley Stahl said really bothered me.
She talked about how civilians die in drone attacks and how even at maned checkpoint civilians are accidentally killed. She talked about how it hurts our reputation in the world.
I never forget that she was the person who was questioning General Colin Powell about his supply lines in Iraq
I want to ask that great military tactician Lesley Stahl a serious question:
Since it is necessary to get further troops on the ground and further forward to decrease civilian risks and since such actions are inherently more dangerous lets bottom line it; How large an increase in American casualties (read dead American soldiers) would you be willing to accept Lesley in order to drop accidental civilian casualties by say 10%?
I’d love get an answer on this one.
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