Re:Airmen who surveil the Islamic State never get to look away
by ComputerGuru on Friday July 07, 2017 @06:24AM
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But the failure to avoid civilian casualties, however necessary, is regarded as a failure nonetheless, and weighs heavily on those involved - perhaps you overlooked the mention of an increased need for anti-suicide counseling after strikes in which civilian casualties occur. One does not often find "the complete devaluation of innocent human lives" coincident with contemplation of suicide as a potentially proportionate response to having taken them.
I don't know.
You need to distinguish between the "soldiers" such as those in the article and the ones you describe as needing counseling and suffering from the effects, and the people up top calling the shots and deciding policy.
While a soldier may decide on a per-case basis what is acceptable collateral damage, that decision doesn't exist in a void, it's rooted in the policies and guidelines of the organization set by people that, one could argue, are not placing the same premium on human life.
I don't know.
You need to distinguish between the "soldiers" such as those in the article and the ones you describe as needing counseling and suffering from the effects, and the people up top calling the shots and deciding policy.
While a soldier may decide on a per-case basis what is acceptable collateral damage, that decision doesn't exist in a void, it's rooted in the policies and guidelines of the organization set by people that, one could argue, are not placing the same premium on human life.