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It operated openly as a school, and the U.S. Military apparently lacks the intelligence capability to take a satellite photo, and confirm they got the right target before ordering two more strikes on the surviving children.

All I’m hearing you say is retribution would be accepted on schools at bases in the U.S., because shooting first and asking questions later is acceptable behavior.

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It wasn't a school in the suburbs. It was next to a legitimate military target, and that's why it was hit tragically and unintentionally.

I've seen the satellite images. You could probably throw a baseball from the compound to the school.

If Iran's navy were stationed off the Florida coast and their commanders making threats, US authorities would remove children from the schools near military bases. Wouldn't they?

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