A Reality Check

[rain_gryphon]

Imagine if terrorist missiles were falling from the sky onto European cities. I wonder if there'd be calls for 'restraint', and for 'proportionate' responses?

Edit: And apparently I'm not alone in this view. A Hungarian editorial.

Comments

[barberio.livejournal.com]

Uh... 7/7, Madrid? You seem to be labouring under the belief that the IRA didn't use rocket mortars too, because they did.

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

Restraint would reduce the incidence of this happening:
Israeli air strike kills 7 Canadians in Lebanon (http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/07/16/lebanon-canadians.html)

[magnusdiridian.livejournal.com]

Heh, or the us of A? Would We ask for restraint?

[rabbitboy.livejournal.com]

Of course not dear, you know better.

European countries would simply surrender. That's the civilized thing to do.