“Precision” bombing was always a bit of a euphemism to disguise the cold reality, just like “collateral damage”. A bit of propaganda speak to make it all seem more palatable to audiences who want to believe in fairy tails.
It’s more precise than carpet bombing the entire neighbourhood, but you can’t bomb a building and expect the shockwave to stop just past the windows. But hey, ‘only’ killing a hundred civilians is more precise than inadvertently killing a thousand. You did your best, so arguably you tried to be proportional in your response, and not hurt too many civilians. Arguably nice and legal, according to international law.
The initial 2003 invasion/bombing of Iraq was basically a set of coordinated surgical strikes. Shock and Awe. IRC that killed ‘only’ 7000 civilians. Doubt ordinary Iraqis were as impressed as US media, but oh well.
Hell, just look at the twin towers. No bomb. No shockwave. The collapse of the towers still destroyed many of the surrounding buildings anyway.
This is what war looks like, behind all the newspeak designed to inhibit critical thinking.
I don’t know what to tell you.
“Precision” bombing was always a bit of a euphemism to disguise the cold reality, just like “collateral damage”. A bit of propaganda speak to make it all seem more palatable to audiences who want to believe in fairy tails.
It’s more precise than carpet bombing the entire neighbourhood, but you can’t bomb a building and expect the shockwave to stop just past the windows. But hey, ‘only’ killing a hundred civilians is more precise than inadvertently killing a thousand. You did your best, so arguably you tried to be proportional in your response, and not hurt too many civilians. Arguably nice and legal, according to international law.
The initial 2003 invasion/bombing of Iraq was basically a set of coordinated surgical strikes. Shock and Awe. IRC that killed ‘only’ 7000 civilians. Doubt ordinary Iraqis were as impressed as US media, but oh well.
Hell, just look at the twin towers. No bomb. No shockwave. The collapse of the towers still destroyed many of the surrounding buildings anyway.
This is what war looks like, behind all the newspeak designed to inhibit critical thinking.