Civilian Casualties

I read a friends post on Facebook today about an airstrike in Afghanistan that killed 7 civilians. The only part of the article she posted was the part about 7 civilians being killed. She forgot to mention that 15 taliban fighters who had just ambushed a NATO column were killed. She carried on in her post about innocent civilian deaths in Afghanistan. 15 bad guys standing next to 7 "innocents". The article said that the "innocent" casualties were sons of the people that lived in the area. They may be young, children actually, but I have serious doubts as to their innocence. A child can kill you just as quickly in a warzone. Kids in Iraq act as spotters for the crews manning IEDs on routes frequented by American troops. Thats not speculation on my part...that is fact. I have seen it with my own eyes. The people we are fighting in Afghanistan have already demonstrated that they are capable of making devastating blows to the American people right here at home. Keeping them "on the run" keeps us safe here at home. Bringing the fight to them is the only way to win. And, when we bring the fight to them make it fierce. The war in Iraq has clouded the issues when it comes to the war in Afghanistan. The poeple in Afghanistan allowed the terrorist organizations to build training camps to train people to carry out operations inside the US...INSIDE THE US. They will do it again given the chance. So 7 "civilian" casualties to kill 15 bad guys...totally acceptable. 40 "civilian" casualties to kill 4 bad guys...acceptable. 3000 people died when the planes sarted hitting buildings...3000 plus American lives lost on our soil. They will do it again...so keep bombing them, chase them into the hills, follow them, and kill them. Harsh words...but war is a terrible terrible thing. Half assing a war makes it worse...let our boys do their jobs over there, and bring them home when its done. And thank them for doing the terrible things they had to do to keep us safe...