“...They struck empty buildings...” that’s why they strike at night - everyone has gone home and no one gets hurt. The first thing I noticed in the AF photo releases was that even the parking lots are empty.
Recall the Balkan war when the Serbs built plywood and cardboard tanks and artillery so that the US bombers at 35,000 feet didn’t know. Lotsa money down the tubes for few results.
The Kabuki war continues apace.