Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism? 111 Articles

by Nick Goundry

When a state of war is declared against an enemy that exists more often as a concept than a distinct individual, collateral damage that is, the death of innocent civilians becomes an almost inevitable by-product of the c...read more

by Carel Two-Eagle

In any war, the accidental killing of civilians by US and other forces is an unavoidable fact. Moreover, in any war, it is expected that civilians will be killed by the forces of each side. Generals and other officers...read more

by Chief K.Masimba Biriwasha

The boundaries of today's war on terrorism are highly obscure, making it highly improbable for US forces to avoid civilian casualties, in places like Somalia, and others perceived to harbor terrorists. Terrorists, some...read more

by David Thornton

The accidental killing of civilians is an unavoidable part of modern warfare. In spite of huge technological advances in weapon systems and weapons delivery, in any war civilians are going to be killed accidentally. The fa...read more

by Larry Nocella

The sad truth is that if guns and bombs are used by any party anywhere, some innocents are going to be in the wrong place, and killed. So the short answer to the question is yes. Yes, the killing of civilians is unavoidabl...read more

by Robert C. Sage

Collateral damage happens in every war, although efforts are made to minimize and avoid it. In the case of foreign intervention, the killing of civilians, albeit perhaps unintended, can have major and profound impacts on ...read more

by Gerhard Adam

There are two interesting words used in the question that bear some consideration. The first is the word "accidental". While the killing of civilians may be unintentional, there is nothing accidental about using weapons ...read more

by Nathan Hook

Even with today's advanced weapons and the increased reliance on small, special forces teams to engage and eliminate known terrorists cells, it likely that there will be some civilian casualties since war is not, nor ever ...read more

by Sojourner Ruth

To answer this question, I want first to challenge the notion of 'war' as applied to those acts and ideologies that we refer to as 'terrorism.' To discuss "the war on terrorism" as though this were an uncontroversial term...read more

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by Beverly Fisher

The Governments of each Country should be responsible for protecting their own citizens. They should be and are well informed; of the logistics from the assistance from outside countries;when the assistance will be gi...read more

by Steven Pell

Let us face for the first time in ages the truth. Our government is based on lies. This killing of civilians will continue because it is difficult to differentiate friend from foe. If not that then the proximity to a "fire...read more

by V. Kumar

"In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen", so says William S. Burroughs. In my opinion, magical or not, there is nothing like a co...read more

by Carrington M. Nye

Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism? The conflict the US encountered in Somalia was not part of our War on Terroism, it was a humanita...read more

by Carole Silverman

When President Bush sent our troops to Iraq, I wrote him a letter, which supported the action that he took. The letter that I wrote to him is as follows: April 12, 2003 Dear President Bush: The action you took wi...read more

by Rex Coker

The loss of life in any conflict is tragic. The killing of innocent civilians though tragic happens as part of war. In places like Somalia where Klan's and rebel enemy hide behind innocent people to gain an advantage of ho...read more

by Andrew Woodman

As sickening as it is to accept, civilian casualties are sadly becoming a reality in today's conflicts, let alone a possibility. This is especially the case of the guerrilla warfare that is commonly taking place today. The...read more

by Marcus Brooks

The U.S. campaign against terror has lasted six, long years. This global offensive spearheaded by President Bush had its triumphs and failures. Recently, a terror suspect wanted in the 83' bombing of a Marines barracks i...read more

by Deborah Bauers

I honestly don't believe, and neither do you, that wars can be fought or that acts of terrorism can be stamped out without there being unfortunate casualties of war. As long as combat continues to be a part of the war on t...read more

by Carlos Blount

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A WAR ON TERRORISM. AMERICA USES THIS TERM TO START WAR WITH COUNTRIES THAT THEY SIMPLY DON'T LIKE. Saudi Arabia funds terrorism, North Korea has nuclear implications, and so does Iran, but there'...read more

by Linden Blosser

Centuries ago, combat required the opposing forces to march directly toward each other. You saw the enemy and he saw you. You picked your target, perhaps saw your own fear reflected in his eyes, and discharged your weapon...read more