Especially when the "collateral damage" is in this case is "I can no longer buy iphone".
Edit: with this I only meant to say that it is unfair to judge or blame - policies still need to be enforced which is in line with the established consensus of moral philosophy.
Can we blame the mentally underdeveloped, like children?
My counter-point is that almost everyone from my friends, family and colleagues are upset about the war, and many left the country
That's where the buck stops, because definibg what a non-combatant is is easier then deciding who is "innocent".
Sanctions are trickier, I just fail to come with an alternative to them.
Considering the cost of the bomb, I think the expected value is rather likely to be negative.
I think sanctions should be applied based on answers to these questions, not some vague idea that they'll be like a debuff in a video game.
"but they're not innocents." ===> I'm wondering if those crazy bombers think the same as you do when killing/bombing "Civilians" instead or armed forces.
You logic was prevalent in feudal times. If someone attacked you, you'd wipe they whole city/area and their entire family tree just to make sure theree's nobody left to take revenge.