Although I discount the Libyan government’s assertions that many civilians have already been killed as a result of Operation Odyssey Dawn, it is inevitable that Libyan civilians will be killed by bombs dropped by Western planes or missiles launched from Western ships. Are such deaths excusable in an action the goal of which is to protect civilians, or do they render the action perverse?
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