You may not like me pointing out possibilities, but at least I don't display the lack of ethics you do.
I agree they didn't make a decision to live in a war zone if that was the case, however, they did make the decision to rescue a terrorist. Surely, they could see what had happened.
I don't recall the reference of children in the van, when the story broke so long ago. What is meant by children? Toddlers? Teenagers? Young soldiers? And again, I don't recall any "children" being visible in the video.