text: carpet bombing! isn't  more heinous than suicide bombing? we have learnt that in carpet bombing, bunker bursting, etc. it is impossible to ascertain casualties, both targeted and collateral. carpet bombing has not been used in iraq.  generally it is a technique used in warfare where there are massed troops and that doesn’t meet needs in terrorists based wars.  bunker bursting bombs are very different from carpet bombing.  they are part of the targeted bombing techniques and are used to get very specific sites or small groups of the enemy.    both carpet bombing and smart bombs are used to target military.  none of these bombing techniques are comparable to suicide bombing.  suicide bombing is targeted at civilians and is used to terrorize a society.   all bombing has the common characteristic of killing and injuring those outside of the targeted area and group because that is the nature of bombing.  it is the intent of those doing the bombing which is important.  do they intend to hit militants or do they target civilians.  currently, it is the terrorists who intend to kill and harm civilians.