Comment Collateral damage has always been lawful in war (Score 1) 2
If you look at any past military conflict, there has always been collateral damage caused by and expected by both sides. And the collateral damage of today pales in comparison of the collateral damage of the past. Just look at things like burning down entire cities during the American Revolution, or the bombing of entire cities in Germany and Britain and other countries during World War II, and of course the worst of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Collateral damage is an unfortunate part of any conflict. At least now we try to limit it a lot more than it has been limited in the past.