Advocates Of "Proportion" Are Just Unbalanced (Mark Steyn On Jihad Denial Syndrome Alert)

Chicago Sun Times ^ | 08/06/06 | Mark Steyn

[goldstategop]

Mark Steyn on the Jihad Denial Syndrome and diplomatic fakery by the West. What you see it not what it seems at all. Remember that the next time you hear Israel accused of a "disproportional" response from those at the UN seeking to play "honest broker" between a sovereign state and a genocidal global terror conglomerate. Five years after 9/11, people are still blase about the Islamofascist threat.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

[Darkwolf377]

When Hezbollah launches rockets into Israeli residential neighborhoods with the intention of killing random civilians, that's fine because, after all, they're terrorists and that's what terrorists do. But when, in the course of trying to resist the terrorists, Israel unintentionally kills civilians, that's an appalling act of savagery.

Frankly, that's all he needed to write for me. Sums up the current situation perfectly.

I despise Michael Savage but he got one thing right in his life--Liberalism IS a mental disorder.

I didn't used to believe it, but being someone who believes in facts over what I WISH were facts, now I have no choice.

[gotribe]

Not to worry Mark. Just beneath the reserved and polite exteriors of most Americans is a deep disgust for muslims. When it comes time, we'll look the other way.

[Chieftain]

Well, that's apparently entirely "proportionate," so "proportionate" that the event is barely reported in the American media, or (if it is) it's portrayed as some kind of random convenience-store drive-by shooting. Pamela Waechter's killer informed his victims that "I'm only doing this for a statement,", but the world couldn't be less interested in his statement, not compared to his lawyer's statement that he's suffering from "bipolar disorder.'' And the local FBI guy, like the Mounties in Toronto a month or so back, took the usual no-jihad-to-see-here line. ''There's nothing to indicate it's terrorism related,'' said Special Assistant Agent-In-Charge David Gomez. In America, terrorism is like dentistry and hairdressing: It doesn't count unless you're officially credentialed.

Mark Steyn states so elequoently what should be in BOLD HEADLINES in our driveby media.

[moonman]

Anyone notice that Liberal idiots have multiplied since the banning of dodgeball from our school system? By jarring their heads with the impact of a dodgeball seemed to keep them somewhat at bay. Now nothing is there to stop this nonsense. There is no such thing as 'proportion' in kicking butt in war after being threatened with annihilation!

[decimon]

The current play on 'proportionality' likely came from Robert McNamara and popularized in Fog of War. But...McNamara said a military action should be proportional to the objective. To the objective. Nothing about tits, tats or tots.

[Andy from Beaverton]

I wonder if the CDC has any medication for the airborne strain of JDS?

[johnny7]

In the aftermath of the assault on the Seattle, Jewish Center... the police were quickly dispatched to protect the... Mosques.

[scan58]

Dodgeball...hadn't thought of it that way, but I think you may be on to something. :-)
Whatever happened to that saying "all's fair in love and war"?

[Ouderkirk]

Just beneath the reserved and polite exteriors of most Americans is a deep disgust for muslims

For me it is no longer just beneath the surface....it's now in the open. I despise islam, any and all of its adherents. It's time for a global declaration if the final crusade to irradicate islam. There isn't room enough on this planet for this cult of death.

[markoman]

The more disproportionate, the better.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They hate the West. Why are they here ?

[Gritty]

Steyn hits numerous bullseyes here - disproportionately, of course!

[Ouderkirk]

They are here to destroy us from within

[Tax-chick]

Drive-by Steyn ping ...

[StACase]

Well, that's apparently entirely "proportionate," so "proportionate" that the event is barely reported in the American media

I just checked the on-line Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel with the key words: "Pamela Waechter" and the return was no articles found.

[Vision Thing]

Steyn hits numerous bullseyes here - disproportionately, of course!

Well, he is shooting in a target-rich environment. The media and the muzzies/hezzies give him lots of material for this amazing article.

[dirtboy]

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[robertpaulsen]

So the gist of his argument is that Israel is not acting disproportionately, but Israel is justified in acting disproportionately.

I see. And we're supposed to nod our heads in agreement at such an insightful and brilliant statement. Hey clueless. Grow a pair and pick one or the other.

[Vinnie]

Bingo, bingo.

I am so disgusted with the MSM.
All we hear about is the displaced Lebanese, dead Lebanese.
What about the 500,000 Jews living in bomb shelters? The rockets killing indiscriminately?