Yes, it is sad. Once the free world realizes the true modus operandi of the enemy troops, they will have a better plan for fighting them. Up till now, imo, they have listed them as terrorists, and not a viable "war enemy." IMO I'm shocked at their ignorance, personally, that they are doing so little and only providing motivation for many fence-sitting countries to join the fight against them. Certainly the current battle against them has hurt their operations considerably. Unfortunately, as in any war, there are casualties. We just aren't used to them being innocent women and children.