Like Kyle Williams (Reader's Forum, July 31), I roll my eyes at the lately fashionable word, "disproportionate." But my disdain arises from the fact that it is too easy to misinterpret.
As Williams notes, sending one policeman to apprehend one bank robber would be ridiculously ineffective. A "reasonably proportionate" response might range from a few officers to a SWAT team. Given the current and historical facts involved in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, a proportionate response — using Williams' robbery analogy — might involve a SWAT team.
Robert Hammer
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Salt Lake City