There was definitely intent, or at least the understanding beforehand that the action would result in heavy injury and death for many.

> There is at least a little nuance to capture here.

Someone might want to weasel out of it with some "clever" reinterpretation of words in a US law, but that doesn't matter for most.

Sure, I’m willing to believe that someone with a knife in their hands might go one or two ways, but there is no other purpose for a cruise missile.

There’s such a thing as neglicence to the point of intent.

Yeah it wasn't murder, the tomahawks were just meant to tickle them. We didn't know they had a deadly bomb allergy. Moron.