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| Definition of Collateral Damage: |
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Definition
| Unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time. Damage is not unlawful so long as it is not excessive in light of the overall military advantage. |
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| Why are we concerned with collateral damage? |
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Definition
1.LOW (Law Of War)
2.National values of the U.S.A.
3.Conscientious application of force
4.Strategic risk |
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1.Reasonable precautions to ensure only legitimate military objects are targeted (PID)
2.Combatants to refrain from intentionally targeting civilian pops. or facilities
3.Anticipated loss of civilian life and damage to civilian property incidental to attacks (CD) must not be excessive in relation to the concrete and military advantage expected to be ganied |
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1.Our national values dictate the supreme value we place on the preservation of civilians lives.
2.Our military forces emulate and represent these values
3.In order to support and defend those values, we must strive as a professional military to accomplish our mission through the conscientious application of force |
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Term
| Conscientious application of force: |
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1.Requires cognizance of both the humanitarian and mission impacts of CD
2.Military commanders are charged with:
-Take all reasonable actions to minimize and mitigate the effects of the application of military power on non-combatant persons or objects
-Employ only that force necessary to achieve military objectives, proportional to the threat |
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Term
Strategic risk:
Failure to manage and minimize collateral effect-(Consequences) |
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Definition
1.Elevating strategic exposure
2.Causing early termination of operations before obtaining objectives
3.Producing restrictive ROE changes
4.Prolonging post-combat reconstruction operations. |
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