Which of the Following Would Count as a "Collateral Casualty

question 834

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would count as a "collateral casualty," as Abbate uses that term?

• A) Soldiers blow up a building that they reasonably believe houses enemy soldiers, but in fact there are civilians inside.
• B) Soldiers blow up a weapons factory that they reasonably believe is empty, but in fact there are enemy soldiers inside.
• C) The air force bombs a residential area of an enemy city to reduce support for the war among the enemy populace.
• D) The military evacuates a residential neighborhood in an enemy city and then blows up the buildings to reduce support for the war among the enemy populace.

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