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Originally Posted by DARISC
No. War is hell. Suck it up. We've bent over backwards to prevent collateral damage in this war, using superior logistics, tactics, and technology. It is never enough for the hand-wringers.
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I don't dispute what you say about our attempts to prevent collateral damage in this war. That has nothing to do with this thread (you might want to start again at the beginning, dunno) and I'm not wringing my hands at all.
Do you believe our emphasis on keeping collateral damage down was as strong, re the A bombs and Dresden, as it is today?
Do you think we could employ nukes in the ME today and avoid civilian collateral damage on the scale of Japan and Dresden? Maybe we could. Could we control the collateral damage wrought by our foe's retaliation? Is this an issue important to consider?