re=Brad

I believe you are making a wrong assumption here. 
 
The author emphasize is an "unprovoked" attack. If some gang attack you in your house that no longer constitutes an unprovoked attack, thereafter you are to defend yourself. However, that still does not give you legal or moral ground to start shooting neighbor's children. 
 
The entire situation changes here when a force occupies another nation (whether justly or unjustly) and faces Resistance. 
 
In my view bombing an entire town to kill few insurgents and to avoid casualties for your military personnel in expense of innocent civilians, it is unethical, immoral, and illegal according to Geneva convention under "protection of civilians act"

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