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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 -

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and friendly fire casualties are not the things that assure the political welfare of an administration -

First it would not be "friendly fire" and second, you are assuming stiff resistance on the part of the Iraqi military and third you are also assuming that CNN will even be there.