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sarisataka

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39. Is there some rule that one side must be equally incompetent as their enemy?

Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:56 AM

Oct 3

If Israel kills two Iranians is that a war crime?

If we want to insist on made up fairness rules how about this- Israel can launch 168 weapons targeting only the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and three airfields.
{Why 168? Reports are Iran fired 180 missiles and the US navy took down a dozen. We can deduct them from the Israeli response since likely none of Iran's allies will lift a finger to help.}

It is up to Iran to defend itself, as Israel did, to limit damage and casualties.

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Biden: US opposes Israel hitting Iran nuclear sites, response should be proportional [View all] PufPuf23 Oct 2 OP

That should guarantee netanyahu will. drray23 Oct 2 #1

As if JoseBalow Oct 2 #2

If I said that on DU iemanja Oct 2 #3

Proportional... sarisataka Oct 2 #4

There's the question. cloudbase Oct 2 #26

Proportional as in fairly equal damage and casualties. AloeVera Oct 2 #34

Is there some rule that one side must be equally incompetent as their enemy? sarisataka Oct 3 #39

Iran's military budget is less a third of Israel's. AloeVera Oct 3 #40

How are any of the Iranian shortcomings Israel's problem? sarisataka Oct 3 #41

I did not say it was Israel's problem. AloeVera Oct 3 #42

You just described how you think this is Israel's problem. Literally, you said it was Israel's problem Beastly Boy Oct 3 #44

If some people had their way, Israel wouldn't be allowed to defend themselves with anything more advanced... Lancero Oct 3 #47

Or maybe respond the way the US would if another country fired 180 ballistic missiles at us EX500rider Oct 3 #46

I know no established rule or principle of proportionality that describes what you describe. Beastly Boy Oct 3 #43

Proportional is a "fair fight concept" mymomwasright Oct 2 #5

Who's asking that question? Jesus H. Christ. maxsolomon Oct 2 #6

The headline is proportional. Biden referred specifically to nuclear sites PufPuf23 Oct 2 #7

Trolls are in every comment section. maxsolomon Oct 2 #8

Agree with this, "Biden hasn't done a single thing to hobble Israel." PufPuf23 Oct 2 #9

Oh? is that what you're calling now those that don't care to support Bibi's genocide against the Palestinians? canuckledragger Oct 2 #32

No, that's what I call the Russians that flood maxsolomon Oct 4 #48

Good thing . . . Richard D Oct 2 #10

That's why the US negotiated a treaty with Iran iemanja Oct 2 #11

Iran does not have nukes yet . . . Richard D Oct 2 #12

Trump tore the agreement up at Netanyahu's urging muriel_volestrangler Oct 2 #13

Iran refused the required inspections. former9thward Oct 2 #19

After Trump pulled out muriel_volestrangler Oct 2 #21

Post removed Post removed Oct 2 #24

You pity them? iemanja Oct 2 #14

Are you... Richard D Oct 2 #15

Certainly, I follow the news iemanja Oct 2 #16

Big assumptions are being made.. Richard D Oct 2 #17

I do iemanja Oct 2 #18

Thank God that they do. Richard D Oct 2 #20

How has it helped them iemanja Oct 2 #22

How bad might it be . . . Richard D Oct 2 #23

Israel's enemies have very limited military capacity iemanja Oct 2 #25

What few realize about the iron dome . . . Richard D Oct 2 #27

"They really need to be destroyed completely so that the Lebanese people can have their country back" iemanja Oct 2 #28

Post removed Post removed Oct 2 #29

I think Israel has every right to take out Iran's nuclear sites for their own survival. One nuke in Tel Air would Martin68 Oct 2 #30

Post was to report what POTUS Biden said and secondarily what commenters PufPuf23 Oct 2 #31

There's quite a few that do their best to dissmiss, deflect and try to minimie any kind of critism canuckledragger Oct 2 #33

True. But you haven't lived until you've been called an anti-semite and Jew-hater. AloeVera Oct 2 #35

Oh I haven't been called an anti-semite yet persoanlly. canuckledragger Oct 2 #36

Best to stay out of it. Aussie105 Oct 3 #38

Very well-put. AloeVera Oct 3 #45

Bibi looks up the word 'proportional' in a dictionary Aussie105 Oct 3 #37