troyed, we should use ground troops and aircraft to search for and destroy the enemy and its resources. These resources include: factories that produce bombs, guns, etc.; command centers; and all wartime equipment.In a war, innocent people will die. It cannot be helped. Although bombing runs may kill innocent civilians, they must be done. For example, a school with 50 children in it is located next to a Taliban bomb factory. The U.S. should blow up the bomb factory even if it means that the 50 children will die. This is because the bombs that are produced in the factory can be used to kill many more than 50 people. These deaths are justified because a greater good will come from the destruction of the factory. Until it is feasible for a war to be fought where no innocent people will die, these civilian deaths are justified because a greater good will come from the destruction of a threat to a greater number of people.So far, the Taliban has reported that 1,500 people have been killed on the U.S. bombing raids. (Washington Post) Even though these numbers are suspected to be exaggerated, these deaths are justified because the Taliban has the potential to kill many more than 1,500 people. The September 11 attacks prove that. Also the Taliban is partly to blame for the high number of civilian deaths because they have been purposely stationing military equipment and personnel in populated areas (Washington Post). The Taliban troops have also taken over private homes and charities in the cities, making it harder for the United States to pick out civilians from Taliban forces (Boston Globe). This also will lead to a higher accidental civilian death rate, but this as well is justified.This is not to say that the United States should try and kill as many civilians as possible. It is only okay to kill civilians if and only if the deaths come as a by-product of the destruction of something that will aide in the success of the war. ...
