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ORAC
Only if it was deliberate, but it wasn’t.
Blame hasn’t yet been acknowledged, just a preliminary report which says the evidence points to it have been a deliberately aimed Tomahawk rather than faulty navigation or damage to the missile. Evidence suggests that old intelligence showed the building as being part of the targeted military compound, the target list not having been updated since it became a school.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/o...ool-rcna262967
Presumably a formal apology will follow the final report. What action will follow the final report remains to be seen. I would assume it would judged to be one of the things that occur in the fog of war unless someone was remiss in assessing intelligence and updating the target database.
That is a very dangerous interpretation possibly justifying future atrocities. If I was to run over a school girl on a pedestrian crossing because I was distracted by looking for something in a glove compartment, would that make me innocent? Of course not. We are taking responsibility for our actions regardless if they were deliberate, or accidental.