Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Disproportionate
We're hearing, especially from Osama's Pope and his minions, the constant repetition of "disproportionate force."
Look, this isn't difficult.
If you want to type the letter 'p' on a computer, disproportionate force is an amount of force that doesn't quite depress the key. Proportionate force is enough force to make a 'p' appear on the screen.
If you want to move a piano, disproportionate force is an amount of force that doesn't move the piano. Proportionate force is enough force to put the piano where you want it.
By this ordinary definition, Israel is in fact using disproportionate force, because it hasn't yet eliminated Hezbollah. We'll know the force is proportionate when Hezbollah no longer exists as a military threat, even if that requires destroying half of Lebanon. ¶ 8:23 AM
Look, this isn't difficult.
If you want to type the letter 'p' on a computer, disproportionate force is an amount of force that doesn't quite depress the key. Proportionate force is enough force to make a 'p' appear on the screen.
If you want to move a piano, disproportionate force is an amount of force that doesn't move the piano. Proportionate force is enough force to put the piano where you want it.
By this ordinary definition, Israel is in fact using disproportionate force, because it hasn't yet eliminated Hezbollah. We'll know the force is proportionate when Hezbollah no longer exists as a military threat, even if that requires destroying half of Lebanon. ¶ 8:23 AM
