As I said, not that it's any different in practice.

But armies of the past would have no problems taking out 20% of a population as a comparison.

I understand the argument and empathize with it but is it really the military or the politicians who sent them who are responsible? Would the military independently initiate something like the Iraq war? Maybe, but I'm not so sure - I mean there are definitely tons of hawks and some people with extremist views, but I think generally they would prefer to fight a different type of war more akin to the traditional "glorious" battles of WWII rather than urban combat fighting hidden enemies and getting blown up by IEDs

Ok radical. I served 9 years in the military and no one I worked with was evil. Service members honestly believed they were doing good in the world and many felt some of the wars they were forced to participate in were unjust. Life is way more nuanced.

Generally, it was the intended targets of those drones who decided to hide among children. Meaning, usually, in areas with children nearby.

The rate at which children are harmed by drones is largely a consequence of strategies outside of American control once you posit that the targets are targeted justly.

I am not saying that stupid mistakes and civilian death don't happen.