MY SAY: QUOTAS COME TO WARFARE WITH “CASUALTY EQUALIZATION”
In a blog “Mountain Man- Casualty Equalization” HB Salomon points out:
“Once again, Israel appears to be the villain in this new drama. It seems that several media personalities, and now the Washington Post have decided that the death tolls resulting from the Israeli air strikes on Gaza are considerably higher than Israeli casualties coming from Hamas rocket attacks on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Clearly this is unfair. In a war, the casualties on each side should be approximately equal.
Under the new rules of engagement, warfare will not be like soccer where, for example, Germany can roll up the score on hapless Brazil. In warfare, the death rates should be about equal regardless of who caused the war and irrespective of tactics, weaponry or other factors. If we’re in a war from now on, we must guarantee not to kill any more of our enemy than casualties we ourselves suffer.”
I would just add that a balance is important too. An equal number of civilians of all stripes- women, youngsters, oldsters- should be sustained by both sides. rsk
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