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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
All government sources are full of it. For me, anything the US says militarily, I discount as propaganda until there is independent verification. I have the same default stance for Israel's government claims, and ditto for any ruling party in Gaza / West Bank. This is why I have to chuckle when people cite government or military statements as proof.
Taken in that light, much of the claims in these wars have similar patterns. The intelligence behind the action is always "justified" and the action itself is always "surgical." The reality is usually far from both, and it is debatable whether collateral damage really and truly enters the calculation. We know that with US actions in the Middle East and Afghanistan, collateral damage has not been a hindrance.
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Well I certainly see your point, especially given what has actually happened in Iraq the past 10 years. The US does screw up a lot and tries to 'easily' blame it on bad intelligence.
That being said, war is hell....and that will never change.