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[–] smallpond [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

I doubt the Saudi's were targeting school buses that day, but they may not have cared either way.

I'm no expert, but given their modern military hardware - my initial assumption is that they hit what they intended to. From the article:

In a statement carried by the official Saudi press agency, the Saudi-led coalition called the strike a “legitimate military action” targeting elements responsible for a Houthi missile attack on the Saudi city of Jizan on Wednesday. “[The airstrikes] conformed to international and humanitarian laws,” the statement said. It accused the Iran-aligned Houthis of using children as human shields.

Were there a couple of militants hanging out with the kids teaching them rocket science that day? Was it a stray missile? Did some psychotic soldier intentionally hit the bus for kicks? I guess we'll never know.

Regardless, when a bus full of children is incinerated we should probably try to give a shit. As per my comment above, I think 'that part of the world' has a lot to do with it - a bus full of white kids is a different matter.

[–] doggone 1 points (+1|-0)

I guess we'll never know.

I'm not sure if this is sarcasm or reflection on the incident.

my initial assumption is that they hit what they intended to...when a bus full of children is incinerated

If the bus was targeted, we may not have pictures of the kids in the hospital.

[–] smallpond [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

If the bus was targeted, we may not have pictures of the kids in the hospital.

Ah, good point. So I guess they were just trying to destroy the market - somehow that doesn't make me feel better.

I guess we'll never know.

Not sarcasm. The truth is not something we can expect to get by reading a mainstream news article or two.