[mark the shark]

Man I have to tell you that if your thinking dominated the invasion of Italy when we lost thousands of Airborn and Transport pilots to friendly fire we would still be sitting in No. Africa wondering if it was safe to cross over.( The Navy mistook them for German aircraft and shot them to pieces.)
As an ex-cold war aviation type I wouldn't know about ground combat, but I did not and would not hesitate to place myself back at risk doing the work necessary to burn these bad guys to the ground. It was my job then and I would do again now, TV or no TV.
I hope that being afraid of bad Nielsen ratings isn't how the White House is gaging our response to killing bad guys!

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"I hope that being afraid of bad Nielsen ratings isn't how the White House is gaging our response to killing bad guys!"

Given that television and the internet have had a greater impact on mankind than the all the major religions of the world combined - You can be your "Blood Chit" that TV coverage of collateral damage is included in the war plan - and friendly fire casualties are not the things that assure the political welfare of an administration -