. And ISIS and terrorism remain challenges, calling into question the strategic value of airstrikes.
In addition to the civilian toll, it is difficult to ignore the precedents set. Given that the U.S. has already fallen short of its own standards of transparency and care in targeted strikes, it cannot expect other states — especially less democratic ones — to be more transparent and careful in conducting similar missions.Thousands of Afghans have been killed in airstrikes, almost half of them children. U.S. forces may be out of the country, but civilians are still being terrorized by war.
Indeed, the U.S has arguably fed a cycle that airstrikes were meant to stop. By pioneering and normalizingand targeted killings, the U.S. has in effect greenlit a new international system of unrestrained warfare.
opinion Imagine, Julian Assange is being slowly murdered in a UK prison, by US government, for exposing a smidgeon of what you are reporting.
opinion Killing innocent people indiscriminately without having a personal cost is perfect, not ever accepting direct responsibility.
opinion Drones are not approved for military use in the United States. It is another terroristic group (Satan Death switches) that has been using them in the US and abroad. God CalledUp
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