Funny how military action causing completely foreseen and accepted civilian deaths is categorised as a &quot;terrible mistake&quot;, and contrasted with a &quot;purposeful killing of civilians&quot;. Drone strikes on weddings or bombings of hospitals are as calculated and purposeful as can be, and the fact that innocent civilians will die is accounted for, if not an explicit goal. It&#x27;s just that we can slap the label &quot;collateral damage from targeted precision strikes&quot; on them.