> Humanity has always been at conflict with each other and will be for the foreseeable future. This could be used as an excuse for pretty much anything. > But

> Humanity has always been at conflict with each other and will be for the foreseeable future. This could be used as an excuse for pretty much anything. > But for the first time in history we have the tools to conduct intense warfare yet limit collateral damages and minimize cost in both human and material resources. And yet the invasion of Iraq was a tragedy on a mass scale. Also, by this logic should we supply dictators like Assad (president of Syria) drones and smart bombs next time there is a civil war so they can reduce the collateral damage of oppressing their own people? If only Al Qaeda had had smart bombs. Then collateral damage would have been minimized /sarcasm /blackhumor > The engineers who worked on precision strike weapons/smart bombs should be applauded instead of ostracized, in the past we'd just carpet bomb the whole city to get rid of enemies, along with innocent civilians. Killing the civilians was the point of the bombing. Breaking the morale of the populace is an important strategy in total war (Such as WW2). Also by this logic should we applaud white collar crooks for innovating to commit robbery without physical violence?