Civilian Casualties = Collateral Damage

I am not being flippant about it. It just is the fact of the matter and has been an accepted fact for many many centuries. Some military plans are conducted just for that reason (sad to ) by how much or little the collateral damage will be.

Notice how some countries will try and hide or locate potential targets close to hospitals, schools, airports (used jointly for passenger and military aircraft) or other highly concentrated civilian locations? It is a deterent for countries like US,China, Europe, Russia--larger nations/superpowers-- who will take the diplomacy route and fight battles politically (even with troops--remember the soldier killed and drug through the streets in bosnia while his unit had to watch and not intervene becuase of diplomacy?)

We have seen time and time again that the military might/minds of the middle east use terroist tactics, their means and have no regard for any life civilian or military when planning or carrying out their military objectives.