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- Manlobbi
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
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So.... what is the definition of 'proportional response'?
No. of Recommendations: 1
So.... what is the definition of 'proportional response'? - Wilson
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A response calculated to inflict "equivalent" damage on the opponent as was inflicted on us while ensuring our response does not escalate the hostilities. Our adversaries will appreciate and respect our restraint and will ultimately want to be our friends.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Except for the "ensuring our response does not escalate hostilities" bit, I agree. I've noticed that terrorist groups in particular launch an attack, and when you destroy their headquarters (for example), they vow "revenge". Even though they attacked first. They seem to think they can launch an attack and you have no right to respond. Of course, they usually launch an attack out of some grievance (real or imagined). So they think they are doing the reprisal, and when you respond, they vow revenge.
But, yes, our allies may respect our restraint.
No. of Recommendations: 5
Our adversaries will appreciate and respect our restraint and will ultimately want to be our friends.
🙄 Yes, I'm sure the Islamic terrorists will appreciate and respect an Israeli demonstration of restraint, and choose to be friends. 🙄
No. of Recommendations: 0
I have seen very little evidence of Israeli restraint from the 1948 Nakba to the present. The label "terrorist" is quite plastic, depending through whose prism you view the "terrorist".
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Is Nasrallah entitled to "proportional response"?
If so - where?
Tel Aviv?
Delaware?
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What's good for the goose........
No. of Recommendations: 1
Our adversaries will appreciate and respect our restraint and will ultimately want to be our friends.
🙄 Yes, I'm sure the Islamic terrorists will appreciate and respect an Israeli demonstration of restraint, and choose to be friends. 🙄
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World is sick of the Israelis.
It's just taking a generation or two to get its collective governments out of slave status.
But it's happening slowly.
Finally.
No. of Recommendations: 1
After 9-11 we were told there isn't black and white, and that one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
Maybe a world vote.
Who is the terrorist? Israel or Hamas?
Who has been terrorist to the world? Europeans or someone else?
Vote.
Then mete out retaliation.
Oh what a day.
No. of Recommendations: 1
So.... what is the definition of 'proportional response'?
Hamas rapes and butchers their way across Israel and the Israelis complain at the UN.
No. of Recommendations: 1
I 100% SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS
Remember the Bush years? It was 24/7 the UN this and Kofi Annan that.
Israel? It's time you bow to the UN too.
Please oh please.
Then let's see many on the Left squirm all of a sudden then *maybe* the Right will see - they - like soooooooooooo many are being used.
I'm patient.
Luckily, so are the like minded.
