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U.S. Opposing a Demarche Against Israel

Submitted by leo solomon, Mar 4, 2008 03:56

They point their fingers and ,in chorus, shout disproportionate whenever Israel lifts it's finger to defend itself . No one ever asks the question- What is proportionate and whether what they conceive as being proportionate will stop the war being waged against it? Disproportionate,I believe, is doing more than is necessary to destroy the enemy's desire and ability to make war-it is doing more than is necessary to win the war.

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