Letter to NY Times

Dear Editor, If there were a faction in America or adjacent to America - grievance or no grievance - whose expressed goal was to destroy our country, what does The NY Times think our response would be? Let's also say that they didn't disguise this goal - even flaunted it by having it in their charter for all to see. If this faction then launched rockets at us, how would we react? What would any country do? We would do what we could to stop them. So why is Israel held to a different standard? Why is its every action held under a microscope? War was brought upon them. Proportionate force dictates that Israel must apply enough force to stop the rockets. If anything, Israel is not applying enough force. They are too cautious. But that is because they are held to a different standard than any other country. The question is why? Michael Berenhaus