Talk:Civilian casualties

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<quote>One example of unintended civilian casualties is when an aircraft targets a bridge with a missile, then lauches the missile, and the pilot realizes that a bus full of women and children is driving onto the bridge. The bridge explodes, collapses, and the bus and its occupants are destroyed.</quote>

Women and children are more civilian than men?

[edit] This seems tendentious & disputable to me

These statements seem tendentious to me and disputable:

This statement is fine & is factually true:

"The United States military, also, historically has been willing to attack civilian targets if it is determined that mission success is more valuable than the risk of civilian casualties."

Now the disputable comments begin:

"This is a determination that is not taken lightly."

Some argue that the USA does make these determinations lightly for which there is ample evidence.

The next statement is also tendentious:

"Since anti-war and enemy propagandists often jump at the chance to discredit US military action, such an attack can be detrimental to the mission despite operational success"

"propagandists often jump at the chance to discredit US"--this statement is highly inflammatory and unnecessary.

Why are any of the disputable statements in the article?

[edit] Improving this article

Hi. I have made some improvements, if anyone disagrees then 'be bold' and make further changes. 80.189.230.237 13:40, 7 July 2006 (UTC)