Archimedes,
I doubt the guys on the ground would be worried much about war crimes vis-à-vis air employment.
The day attack Harrier was arguably the most accurate iron bomber of the bunch, quite capable of employing mk82 class weapons. Even the A-6 bubbas were impressed at the level of accuracy achieved by the day attack Harriers; though unimpressed by load, range, single engine, etc. Mix in the coordination with the Cobras and you have a very effective mix.
This is assuming that this hadn’t turned into an USA/SOCOM show.
S/F, FOG