Any innocent death is a tragedy. All war is immoral, even wars that are fought to stop a bigger immorality (e.g. WWII). Any time wars are fought, tragic accidents will happen. In case you're to stupid to know, there is a difference between an accident and a deliberately immoral act.
By your constant harping on the 45 civilian deaths (I presume you're talking about the AC-130 that killed those people attending the wedding), you're overlooking the fact that the crew, perhaps by mistake, thought they were under fire. Had they just flown over the Afghan countryside strafing towns at random (as in that scene from Apocolypse Now), that would've been truely immoral. From what we know from press reports, it appears either they actually were under attack or they made a tragic mistake. My guess is they made a tragic mistake. Only idiots expect perfection out of anything done by man.
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Don't try putting words in my mouth, asshole
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- Well, well, well. It looks like Saddam's "unconditional access" offer has some strings attached after all.