Obama Team declined dropping huge bomb to kill Bin Laden, concerned with civilian casualties

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30. to a degree, yes.

but I also believe that there is (in general terms at least) a degree of complicity within the 'hosting' community.

So, it kind of depends. For the 5 year old that was just playing in the street when the gunfire (or missile strike) erupted - yeah, just plain bad luck. Other hand - if you happen to be a doctor that has been patching these bastards up and sending them back out to murder some more ... Or the truck driver that is 'just doing his job' (and being careful NOT to know what kind of freight ..) Ah, no - in that case you're playing some part in your 'bad luck'. (and so - to some degree - are a lot of other 'moving parts' in the community) Some of that cooperation is due to subjugation and a cowed population, yes. But, let's be honest here - some of it also comes in the form of willing and wholehearted support.

So - my own belief is that the 'innocent civilian' argument - has a good deal of nuance and shades of gray lurking around the margins. There's bad luck, and then there's bad luck ...