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Victor Davis Hanson: When Has War Even Been ‘Proportional?’
American Greatness ^ | 16 Nov, 2023 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 11/16/2023 6:11:00 AM PST by MtnClimber

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1 posted on 11/16/2023 6:11:00 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

The pro-Hamas rallies in the US have shined a spotlight on who the leftists are. Not that it was not pretty clear before.


2 posted on 11/16/2023 6:11:10 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: texas booster

VDH ping


3 posted on 11/16/2023 6:11:49 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

It’s just their excuse for supporting terrorism.


4 posted on 11/16/2023 6:17:43 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: MtnClimber

War is not a tennis match. You have to fight in every way to totally defeat the enemy and take away his will to continue the fight.


5 posted on 11/16/2023 6:17:49 AM PST by Gnome1949
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To: MtnClimber

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6 posted on 11/16/2023 6:17:54 AM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: MtnClimber

They scream for “proportional war” yet they don’t give a hoot about “proportional civilian defense” whn it comes to Americans being well armed enough to defend themselves against all tyranny foreign and domestic


7 posted on 11/16/2023 6:18:27 AM PST by Bob434
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To: texas booster

The ever wise VDH reminds us that war is not meant to be “proportionate”.


8 posted on 11/16/2023 6:20:29 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: MtnClimber

I’ve said this here many times.

Only two ways exist to win a war:

(1) Kill all of the enemy.

(2) Break the enemy’s will to fight.

There is no third option.

Israel gets this.


9 posted on 11/16/2023 6:21:17 AM PST by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: MtnClimber

Great question.


10 posted on 11/16/2023 6:30:18 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ('Build Back Better' is a Bidenskyyyyyyism for 'we gotta get rid of all dem white peoples'.)
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Ping! Out to the Victor Davis Hanson list

The unapologetic aim was to kill thousands of Israelis at random and disproportionately.

In fact, in just the last few four weeks, Hamas has launched more than twice as many rockets into Israel as Nazi Germany managed to launch V-2s into Britain in five months.

VDH at his finest, and he is correct. The Middle East believes in the "strong horse", and whatever else Biden and his puppet masters try to do, they are NOT a strong horse.

Maybe even Iran will get the message?

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11 posted on 11/16/2023 6:30:40 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: MtnClimber

Allah’s asymmetric murderers.


12 posted on 11/16/2023 6:33:48 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: MtnClimber

A military axiom states that if you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan properly.


13 posted on 11/16/2023 6:38:41 AM PST by GMMC0987
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The purpose of war is to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible with the least number of causalities—and thereby achieve political ends.

Exactly, but that's something leftists refuse to understand.

14 posted on 11/16/2023 6:40:54 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: MtnClimber

I recommend taking the time to watch this video-—

Farming, Warfare, and a Classical Life | Victor Davis Hanson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcr7ASp8rkY


15 posted on 11/16/2023 6:43:18 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: piytar

Well, I would phrase it slightly differently. The only way to win a war is to break the enemy’s will. If that requires your first option, then so be it.


16 posted on 11/16/2023 6:43:52 AM PST by fhayek
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To: MtnClimber

Hmmmm! When “fairshare” was definable? 😁

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17 posted on 11/16/2023 6:44:07 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: MtnClimber

Wouldn’t a proportional war just become a perpetual war? This is likely exactly what they want. If you can’t ramp things up and win, the fighting and profits will continue until someone runs out of ammunition, people, or both.


18 posted on 11/16/2023 6:44:18 AM PST by JudyinCanada (America's enemies want you to "trust the plan." Fight in reality, not the rabbit holes.)
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To: piytar
As efficiently and effectively as possible.

Besides that Hamas baby raping squad and cowardly use of human shields already threw all proportionality out the window.

19 posted on 11/16/2023 6:49:31 AM PST by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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To: libertylover

Dunno about that. The Left has pretty much destroyed the American Republic without the use of a classic organized military force and with few casualties to themselves.


20 posted on 11/16/2023 6:52:09 AM PST by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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