WHO IS THE AP TRYING TO FOOL?

This AP article on the US attacks on ISIL has this astounding section:

Military officials acknowledge that they are relying mainly on satellites, drones and surveillance flights to pinpoint targets, assess the damage afterward and determine whether civilians were killed.

That stands in sharp contrast to the networks of bases, spies and ground-based technology the U.S. had in place during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials say.

It's obvious that we killed many Iraqi civilians and the record in Afghanistan is abysmal.