Very well said. I am glad that there are people cognizant of this. It is sad but this is the reality of a war, especially one in which civilians are targets.

"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose." - Sun Tzu, Art of War, X.25-26

The situation is dire indeed. Things aren't going to be pretty. The people carrying out the op are only human in the end.