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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: bentway who wrote (192467)7/21/2006 2:51:08 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
I think if it had acted proportionately to the kidnapping of it's soldiers, we might not be where we are.

You are misusing the term proportionately (as is most of the media). It doesn't mean, that if the other side kills 10 of yours, you only get to kill 10 of theirs back. It means that you use means proportional to your military goals and try not to cause more collateral damage than you can help. It means that if you are trying to kill a militia, you aim at the militia and don't just carpet bomb the whole area to make sure of them.
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