The blinding laser made an interesting point. My wife had surgery last year where she told the surgeons to spare the use of her face rather than her vision should they run into a situation requiring a choice. She also knew going in that she would lose balance and hearing on one side. Different people (and cultures) value different things. She would much rather be deaf and blind than disfigured in any way. The point about potentially increasing casualties though is valid.<p>Another point is regarding the targeting. When a missile strikes, assuming it strikes the intended target and meets the objective, there tend to be other losses as well. It&#x27;s very disconcerting that it&#x27;s people (even the objective) doing day to day things during that time. What is worse is that US considers 16-49 year old males as enemy combatants in that case and does not report that as civilian casualties. It&#x27;s true it would be very hard and when it&#x27;s at a training camp or the like it&#x27;s more likely, but it&#x27;s not always the case.<p>Finally some of my family lived through WWII and some are still alive. The stories they told before passing and those still here tell are chilling. War is insane and inhumane. Unless you have this sort of account it&#x27;s nearly impossible to comprehend how callous and capricious the events can be. Take the recent hospital strike. Of course the US military will do all they can to fight hard in the rules of engagement. They will call in airstrikes when ever they can and then you have civilian casualties. To war you have to live with that.