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1:1 Proportionality: If You Want War, Why Not Try Fairness?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Ethisc of War, Bush, Afghanistan, Civilin Casualties, War, 9/11, Obama, War on Terror, Doctrine of War, Shock and Awe, Civilian, Deaths, 1:1 Proportionality, Al Qaeda, Just War, Iraq, Fairness, Casualties, Christian Principles, World News
Stephen C. Rose

I see no reason why in any war there should not be 1:1 proportionality, the idea of killing no more than have been killed by the enemy.

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On Proportionality

Howard Schweber | Posted 02.14.2009 | World

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Howard Schweber

The real question is whether "proportionality" remains a useful category of analysis. By any accepted interpretation, the standard has been repeatedly violated by both Israel and Hamas.

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Israeli Military Operations in Gaza and the Question of Proportionality

Gordon Marino | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home

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Gordon Marino

Help me out with this one. Would you encourage your twenty-something kids to vacation in a country currently involved in an unjust war? Next week my s...

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