Hopefully those who are not will be spared, but there will be innocent casualties if one wishes to win.
And it looks like this president quietly intends to kill all the bad guys.
Washington Post newsflash: War is hell
Such are the trials of war. It’s how wars are won. They aren’t won by targeting only the military components of a population, but by targeting the population itself. This is done to avoid the formation of guerilla movements. When the civilian population feels threatened, they are less likely to harbor fighters. This is why we haven’t won a war since WWII. It sucks to have to do this, but it works.
“It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.” - Robert E. Lee
Of course, the terrorists are primarily to blame because of their long-practiced human shield tactics. But the world-wide media is likely to play it differently.
Dead Jihadis are immediately converted to Civilian.
I bet they are counting everyone not wearing a uniform as a civillian..oh, wait...