The Recent History of Bombing the Shit Out of ’Em

At a campaign rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Donald Trump, speaking of the Islamic State, once told supporters, "I would bomb the shit out of 'em. I would just bomb those suckers." During Trump's nascent tenure as Commander-in-Chief, air strikes conducted by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria have increased. So have civilian casualties: coalition strikes killed more civilians in March than in any other month since our mostly aerial war against the Islamic State began, in late 2014. ...
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