The phrase "actions a mistake" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "actions are a mistake"? You can use the corrected phrase when discussing the consequences or implications of certain actions that are deemed incorrect or misguided.
Example: "In hindsight, I realize that my actions are a mistake, and I should have approached the situation differently."
Alternatives: "actions were erroneous" or "actions were misguided".
Mr. Galantucci maintains that although Mr. Moore may have considered his actions a mistake, the troopers may have perceived them as a threat.
Her attorney Jeremy Kirk called Heard's actions a mistake, the Associated Press said, and said she never intended to lie on her incoming passenger card, explaining to the court that she was jet lagged and assumed her assistants had sorted out the paperwork.
The council called Rabbi Greenberg's action a mistake but said it had accepted his apologies and commended him for his work teaching about the Holocaust.
At the time of the Senate vote, Rumsfeld termed the action "a mistake" that he would seek to undo.
Whether Bergdahl's actions were a mistake or a crime is the central question of "American Cipher". In light of the amount of suffering his actions caused, it's a fair question to ask of Bergdahl.
When the New York Times first reported Carter's use of a personal email account on Dec. 17, Carter aides said his actions were a mistake and that he had quit the practice.
Yesterday, early findings of a joint investigation ordered by General Allen, and conducted by senior US and Afghan officials, suggested that at least five servicemen played a role in discarding the Korans in a burn pit at Bagram, but their actions were a mistake.
Sobotka himself is arrested for smuggling; he agrees to work with the detail to help his son, finally seeing his actions as a mistake.
This action was a mistake that is not consistent with New York Times standards".
"Organizing for Action is a mistake by President Obama that he should correct," said Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21, which seeks tighter regulation of political money.
It might be more useful to regard it as a debate and put it to a vote, in which the case that military action is a mistake can be made.
