“I can't tell you how many terrorists we let go, we let get away, because we were worried about a woman or a child dying in the process.”

An elite soldier on using drones to hunt terrorists — and giving the kill order http://www.vox.com/world/2017/7/17/15961420/drone-terrorist-iraq-afghanistan-interview-warrior-brett-velicovich, Vox, 17 July 2017

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