Legitimate question, not tongue in cheek.
Are innocent Americans worth more to us than innocents in other countries? If so, what's the proportion? That is, how many dead civilian overseas are we willing to accept if it means saving American lives? How many dead are we willing to accept to carry out an act of retribution for the taking of American lives? This is all assuming anyone in any army has accepted the likelihood of death, and so should not be included as "innocent" deaths.
I'm curious what people think. I'm trying my best to not be inflammatory.
Are innocent Americans worth more to us than innocents in other countries? If so, what's the proportion? That is, how many dead civilian overseas are we willing to accept if it means saving American lives? How many dead are we willing to accept to carry out an act of retribution for the taking of American lives? This is all assuming anyone in any army has accepted the likelihood of death, and so should not be included as "innocent" deaths.
I'm curious what people think. I'm trying my best to not be inflammatory.