> but the majority of those killed were combatants
I hope so because otherwise that makes the US a monster.
> Civilians and kids have died for sure
It makes you wonder though, about cause and effect.
I mean, imagine if a foreign power had the capability to deploy drone strikes on US soil against people it saw as 'military combatants', and managed to kill them while they were attending weddings and the like, with some civilians and children regretfully caught in the crossfire.
I don't imagine it would take long for large numbers of military age males to be willing to become combatants against such an enemy.
I hope so because otherwise that makes the US a monster.
> Civilians and kids have died for sure
It makes you wonder though, about cause and effect.
I mean, imagine if a foreign power had the capability to deploy drone strikes on US soil against people it saw as 'military combatants', and managed to kill them while they were attending weddings and the like, with some civilians and children regretfully caught in the crossfire.
I don't imagine it would take long for large numbers of military age males to be willing to become combatants against such an enemy.