United States may have bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan

The people who provide coordinates for drone strikes work near me (same building, same section). Some of them are my friends.

I do similar work for a different AO. (I specifically target the Islamic State in Syria.) I've watched many, many strikes via live feed, and I've generally (in the two years I've been doing this) been pleased that the birds don't fire until the target is alone and not near any buildings or compounds. I've been comforted in knowing, in seeing with my own eyes, that there is minimal "collateral damage", and the CD claimed by others is propaganda we can't refute without divulging our capabilities.

With this strike, however, I am horrified.

It makes me wonder if I should quit my job because this is the work of not only my DoD employer, but of a lateral organization within the department, or if I should stay because at least I can be certain that for my AO, no civilians will be harmed. Is it worth it to help fight the Islamic State? I haven't done anything I'm uncomfortable with yet, and I'd refuse orders if I was. (I've known a few people who have refused to provide information like that which allowed this hospital to be bombed. There were no repercussions.) Is my job somehow different? Do I think I'm fucking special? What the hell would I do if I didn't have this job or one in this field? Would I have been okay working the Afghanistan target five years ago? (I wouldn't today.) Is this where my work is headed? I've loved being a part of this world for the past decade. I've been comforted knowing I will do anything in my power to make sure no innocents/civilians are hurt. Is it all in vain?

Tl;dr: my coworkers did this and I'm now having my midlife crisis, I guess.

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