In Panama and Iraq there were heavy civilian casualties. Civilian casualties were much higher than the official U.S. figure of 220. Some estimates place the number of civilian dead at 2,200, others at 4,000. Maybe as many as 250,000 total. War, it is often said, is politics by another means.
Generals leave the field of battle.
Politicians must deal with what's left, including the resentment brought on by civilian deaths.