McGrath, you make a good point about civilian deaths in modern war. But is this a bad thing, or a good thing? It could be argued that societies (American and others) will continue to support a war with the flimsiest of justifications until the reality of that war is brought home to them. This is not a new idea -- General Sherman (American Civil War, 1861-65) "War is hell") made this point many times, as part of the justification for his invasion of the Confederacy. It could also be argued (has been, in fact) that the U.S. is much too willing to go with the military option because our wars always happen "over there," so the civilian deaths are rarely ours.