Comments on: McChrystal to Restrict Airstrikes http://washingtonindependent.com/48152/mcchrystal-to-restrict-airstrikes National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: joshuafoust http://washingtonindependent.com/48152/mcchrystal-to-restrict-airstrikes/comment-page-1#comment-38277 joshuafoust Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:51:02 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=48152#comment-38277 "“When we shoot into a compound, that should only be for the protection of our forces,” he said. “I want everyone to understand that.”"<br><br>I was under the impression that that was ALREADY the case. Deliberate air strikes have a very small collateral damage, approaching zero. The problem is CAS strikes, which ARE to protect troops, but DO kill lots of innocents as well. He's missing the point. ““When we shoot into a compound, that should only be for the protection of our forces,” he said. “I want everyone to understand that.””

I was under the impression that that was ALREADY the case. Deliberate air strikes have a very small collateral damage, approaching zero. The problem is CAS strikes, which ARE to protect troops, but DO kill lots of innocents as well. He's missing the point.

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