U.S. drone strike in Kabul mistakenly killed civilians, not terrorists, Pentagon says

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20. Complex technology in the hands of paranoid people

and this is what you get.

Not the first 'Oops! Sorry!' moment.

US presence in Afghanistan, up close or via 'intelligently' targeted drone strikes:

Aim: To bring freedom and Democracy to a backward country.

Actual result: To demonize America in the eyes of Afghani citizens and the rest of the world.

The Taliban need to do little to show they are NOT the bad guys. Not when the US makes 'mistakes' like this.

EDIT: Has anyone in the US Government or military actually compiled a list of countries that could be invaded on the ground, or be subject to drone strikes?

Like:
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, etc - yep, on the list.
China, North Korea, Japan - NOT on the list.

If there is no list, what are the deciding factors?

Seems to be some sort of erroneous moral judgment there.