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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
You believe that civilian casualties had anything significant to do with any lacking public support for our efforts in Iraq & Afghanistan?
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I mean that civilian casualties were a direct contributor to diminished support for Iraq especially, but also for Afghanistan, amongst the American populace. In fact, I believe you even agreed as much, in making the case that the average American protesting the war on the basis of civilian casualties was an idiot.
It may be idiocy to believe that civilians shouldn't be harmed in warfare, but its not idiocy to understand that the death of civilians will generally lessen support for a war even amongst the populace of the country doing the killing (even if by accident).