France criticized Israel’s campaign in Lebanon, including the attack on the airport, as “a disproportionate act of war.”
If states fought wars proportionally, wars would never be won. Every war escalates beyond the original act of violence. If it didn't, it wouldn't be a war. But it wouldn't be peace, as the French presume. It would be a Hatfield and McCoyesque eternal feud. Much like we've seen in Israel for the last fifty years, except Israel doesn't pick off random Arabs in response to random violence against its citizens.
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