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most american combat deaths, coalition troop deaths and civilian deaths in war time - since the gulf war - are the result of "friendly fire" (why the fuck do they call it "friendly"...)
in this recent conflict alone, more than 600 Afghan civilians were killed by errantly dropped bombs by US jets.
accidents happen every day on the road, at home and at work. while when most accidents happen nobody gets killed (like, when you accidently reformat the hard disk of your bosses computer) - when doctors and soldiers make them, people die.
at least, unlike most other civilian organizations (including hospitals), they do investigate and change rules and regulations after each accident, to try and prevent further accidents from hapenning.
if only the same could be achieved in civilian circles, there would be 90% less traffic accidents and tens of thousands of American and Canadian civilians would still be alive.
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