Pakistan Strike a Success

Powerline details how at least 4 or 5 terrorists were taken out in the so called "botched" CIA air strike :

The Predator strike has been widely denounced as a "botched" attempt to kill Zawahiri. It appears, on the contrary, that it was a well-executed strike that would have succeeded if Zawahiri had shown up for dinner. In addition to killing a number of aides who were evidently close to Zawahiri, the attack, which was apparently based on human intelligence, should have good effects. It presumably will arouse suspicion and confusion in al Qaeda over the identity of the informant and the depth of our penetration of the organization or its allies, and it will remind villagers in the region of the dangers involved in aiding the terrorists.

Murdoc asks the question, what is the answer when terrorists hide themselves behind innocents:

These aren't easy questions to answer. And, despite what my critics are probably going to say in the comments section, I'm not advocating the targeting of women and children. But as long as we're targeting terrorists, women and children are going to keep paying the price. It isn't a secret. And we shouldn't pretend that such terrible occurrences necessarily invalidate the strategy of killing the enemy.