http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/01/03/undeclared-war-pakistan/ Global risks and how to respond to them, edited by Alex Evans and David Steven Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/01/03/undeclared-war-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-7241 Alex Evans Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:19:01 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3551#comment-7241 Of course the number of dead matters; proportionality of response has always been central to just war theory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_War What's your point? Of course the number of dead matters; proportionality of response has always been central to just war theory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_War What’s your point?

]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/01/03/undeclared-war-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-7238 Jim Vernon Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3551#comment-7238 "the fact that Israel’s attacks have so far killed 436 Palestinians (compared to 172 dead in Mumbai) will clearly fuel a sense of outrage among many - including this blogger" ... So, does this mean that if Israel's attacks had left only 171 dead, you would support them? How can the number of dead fuel your outrage? Do the circumstances not matter? Do you take no position on whether Israel's attacks are a response to Hamas's behavior, and vice versa? “the fact that Israel’s attacks have so far killed 436 Palestinians (compared to 172 dead in Mumbai) will clearly fuel a sense of outrage among many – including this blogger”
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So, does this mean that if Israel’s attacks had left only 171 dead, you would support them? How can the number of dead fuel your outrage? Do the circumstances not matter? Do you take no position on whether Israel’s attacks are a response to Hamas’s behavior, and vice versa?

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