That's a fine and dandy distinction until it's not. If you keep punching me in the face while claiming it was your intention to punch someone else I'm going to

That's a fine and dandy distinction until it's not. If you keep punching me in the face while claiming it was your intention to punch someone else I'm going to come to the conclusion sooner rather than later that you're lying or stupid or incompetent – either way I'm going to do something about it rather than continue to let you punch me in the face. Is it too much to ask that a lot more effort be expended in not mowing down innocent civilians while prosecuting the so-called global-war-on-terror?