Posted on 01/01/2009 11:08:49 AM PST by AJKauf
A “disproportionate reaction.” This is how Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, characterized — on the very first day of the war — Israel’s operations against Hamas, the terrorist brotherhood that rules Gaza. Many French citizens will return the compliment. What may be truly “disproportionate” is to pass judgment on the Hebrew state for fulfilling its primary duty as a state: to protect the safety of its land and its people.
Is Gaza under Israeli occupation? No. The Israelis withdrew from the enclave to a man in 2005. Is Hamas a legitimate ruler in Gaza? No way. It seized power there in 2007, as the result of a civil war against the Palestinian Authority. Has Hamas engaged in systematic aggression against Israel ever since then? Yes.
Why is Sarkozy, a man known for his pro-Israel sympathies, taking such a negative line? ...
(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...
Sarkozy’s Top Half of His head, it “disporportionate” from his lower half......like a cartoon.
Israel has every Right to Crush Hamas murderers....
and the Palestinians better get out of the way.
A “disproportionate reaction” is what liberated France from the Nazis 1944. How quickly they forget.
God will measure the appropriateness of the proportions.
He knows Hamas has tossed 3,000 or so missiles toward Israeli citizens. A "proportionate" response might be 3,000 missiles back at them ~ not just the few hundred bombs they've dropped.
Hey, the Israelis could nail'em with a single nuke, and that'd be really "disproportionate".
Israel's goal should be the total destruction of Hamas.
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
Seriouly you go to war to do the above. To take away their will/ability to fight and if that fails you destroy them all, before they destroy you.
Sarkozy is dead wrong. Proportionate, in this case, is whatever it takes to stop the attacks, and to keep them stopped. Unfortunately, though they will do a lot of damage, Israel will not take it to that level.
Hey, the Israelis could nail’em with a single nuke, and that’d be really “disproportionate”.
No doubt they’d have to relocate for this to happen, but we are discussing the use of the words “proportionate” and “disproportionate”.
You nailed it! The above statement needs to be sent to all the media clamoring about "disproportionate" response.
Yup!....thru the ages, that's the tried and true method to win a war....Over power your enemy...
Surely the “French surrender monkeys” understand that concept
Kozy and france like most of Europe gets a load of its fuel form the Mid-east and the french being the french feel a need to butt kiss as well.
When a "cease fire" is declared before a winner is declared, the political reasons for the war still haven't been addressed. Perfect examples include Korea and the Middle-East. In the latter, every time Israel was on the verge of crushing their opponents, the UN stepped in and Israel acquiesced, allowing her enemies to continue to make war in the future. Only when there was a crushing defeat (as seen by the Egyptian army in 1973, which would have been completely destroyed had not Israel agreed to let them live) is peace a possibility.
Mark
They'll all pony up some big bucks when Israel hands Gaza off to Fatah, and a peace treaty is signed.
Reasoned argument is not exactly a strong suit of the left.
I’m sure Sarko’s recent reaction has *nothing* to do with A) presence of French “peacekeepers” (enablers) in Lebanon or B) thousands of incinerated French autos.
Is Israel Using ‘Disproportionate Force’
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1208/disproportionate_dore.php3 | Dore Gold
Posted on 12/31/2008 8:24:58 AM PST by ventanax5
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2156750/posts
dont’ worry, it’s just Sarkie pandering to frances’ disproportionate population of mujahadeens again.
Considering that the French allowed Arab “youth” to riot and burn their way across France not long ago, it isn’t surprising they would see self-defense as a “disproportionate” response to naked aggression.
I’m a little surprised that Sarkozy would say this, but then he is still French, even if he is something of a conservative (or what passes for one in France).
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