A Monday US airstrike against the ISIS-held town of Hit has killed at least 22 Iraqi civilians, and wounded many more, according to locals. The strikes hit a marketplace, along with apartments alongside the market.
Locals say they believe the intended target was a building containing ISIS fighters, just down the road, but the indications are that that building wasn’t hit, with locals saying it was likely a “mistake.”
Centcom’s own statement on the matter simply mentions an airstrike west of Ramadi hitting a “ISIS-held building,” but offered no details on casualties.
The Pentagon further claimed the incident of civilian deaths was “false” and that they had seen no evidence of any civilians killed, the same blanket statement they’ve made for every other airstrike in Iraq and Syria, even after they’ve been confirmed to kill civilians.
The lack of decent intelligence on what the US is actually hitting in airstrikes is likely to give way to more such incidents in the weeks, months, and years to come, as officials continue to ratchet up the air war.
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Precison guided weapons do sometimes miss. They are far from perfect, just much better than iron bombs. There are dozens of things that can go wrong each time one is used.
That is why using big bombs in heavily populated areas is wrong, even when you aim at fair targets. You know, absolutely know, that sometimes this is going to happen a significant percentage of the time.
With the ISIS, there are plenty of them out in the fields moving and shooting. If they are not exposed today, they will be tomorrow or next week. They'll be there. They aren't going away. It isn't necessary to hit them in a building surrounded by an entire marketplace of innocents.
It is like hunting. You don't take the shot sometimes. Wait. You'll get your shot. Good judgment is needed. This is killing, and it deserves that good judgment.
USA defense industry in need of enemies ….
twenty two killed – – – God knows how many new "terrorists" born!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED……….KA-CHING
Americans hitting the wrong target? They've been doing that since WW2. tell me something I domn't know.