Ben Shapiro, (2002-07-25), "Enemy 'civilian casualties' ok by me", Townhall.com retrieved: 2019-09-03
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I am getting really sick of people who whine about "civilian casualties". Maybe I'm a hard-hearted guy, but when I see in the newspapers that civilians in Afghanistan or the West Bank were killed by American or Israeli troops, I don't really care. In fact, I would rather that the good guys use the Air Force to kill the bad guys, even if that means some civilians get killed along the way. One American soldier is worth far more than an Afghan civilian.

— Ben Shapiro on Civilian casualties

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About Ben Shapiro

Benjamin Aaron "Ben" Shapiro (born 15 January 1984, is an American conservative political commentator, nationally syndicated columnist, author, radio talk show host, and attorney.