A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria, in this U.S. Air Force handout photo taken early in the morning of September 23, 2014. (Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew)
The Hill: US aim for ‘zero civilian casualties’ draws criticism
U.S. and coalition air forces are aiming for zero civilian casualties in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), frustrating some lawmakers who say the military campaign is progressing too slowly.
While officials say they can never be absolutely certain of who’s on the ground, U.S. and allied forces are refraining from airstrikes against ISIS if there’s a risk of even one civilian casualty.
“There’s a target of zero civilian casualties, so if there are civilian casualty concerns, we would continue to monitor a target or a potential target to see if there is a way to mitigate that,” said an Air Force official.
WNU Editor: I pity the poor human shields that are now probably being forced to accompany Islamic State fighters when they go into battle .... if it is not an air strike that kills you, it is the security forces on the other side that will kill you in the crossfire thinking that you are an ISIS fighter. I can only imagine the rules of engagement that U.S. pilots must now follow when they are flying over ISIS territory.
3 comments:
"The U.S. Air Force Wants Zero Civilian Casualties"
Is this even possible???!!??!
It is probably not possible for a long war, but if there is even one casualty the peanut gallery will harp on it.
In other news the Innocence Projects has been found to put innocent people in jail.
Kettle calling the pot black.
How does one even define the difference between civilian and fighter with a group like this?
The people making these rules have to be complete idiots.
Post a Comment