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Proportionality, Gaza & Israel

By Mike LaBossiere ⋅ January 5, 2009 ⋅ 28 comments

As Israel continues ground operations in Gaza, the casualties continue to grow. Not surprisingly, the civilians are suffering the most. As Thucydides wrote, “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” Of course, the suffering is not all on one side. Hamas continues to launch random rocket attacks into Israel [...]

Rockets & Retaliation

By Mike LaBossiere ⋅ December 31, 2008 ⋅ 87 comments

While the Russians have claimed that Hamas is willing to talk peace, rockets continue to rain down on Israel.
On the face of it, firing rockets into populated areas seems like a clearly immoral action. However, I have had enough debates about such matters to know that some people regard such tactics as morally acceptable. Outside [...]

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