The US continues to target civilians in every single military operation they undertake.

If you don't see any difference between someone targeting civilians (and accepting that among them may be e.g. soldiers on leave) and someone targeting military targets (and accepting that there will be civilian deads eventually), GUEST, you are partially blinding yourself to reality.

The difference between the two verbs 'to target' and 'to hit' is very very small for someone who has been hit or lost relations, but it is big for judging the action.

Wolfgang