Shep really should remind viewers that the civilians were being held hostage as human shields. Or was that just a "rumor"?
The jihadists can't win if they don't hide out among civilians. They know the toll this takes on innocent civilians, especially the children, will bring world pressure to bear on the Israelis.
I've thought the analogies made by conservative reporters to the civilian death toll during WWII are good ones. Did the world try to pressure the US and our allies to stop bombing Germany because too many civilians died. Undoubtedly a few democrats tried :-)