One of the inevitable consequences of any Middle Eastern conflict is the collateral damage caused by the unprovoked and disproportionate attacks which tend to be launched by Michael Walzer on his own credibility (this joke first made on CT here). His latest is a waffly piece of blah in the Even The Liberal New Republic, on the general subject of “proportionality” and collateral damage to civilians.

SPOILER ALERT: don’t click on the “read more” link if you don’t want to find out whether or not he decides that the State of Israel is broadly justified in its latest actions.
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