Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
You assume someone is returning fire. Those children would instantly become human shields and civilians "unfairly" killed in this "unjust" war. And the terrorist friendly photographer would be on the scene to report the carnage. Or even moreso, the media could claim their reporters were being targeted.