WHEN PROPORTIONALITY IS ON THE OTHER FOOT: Also known as NIYBY (Not in Your Back Yard):

But Middle East experts say that few countries are willing to send troops into the increasingly lawless territory, and Bush administration officials expressed little interest on Wednesday in supporting such a force.

This in spite of Indyk's warning:

“What would happen is that Hamas would take over and Gaza will be a full terrorist state, right on the fault line of the Western world,” Mr. Indyk said. “We should all understand what the stakes are here. It will be a haven for all the bad guys — Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad.”

"Bad guys"?
This isn't cops and robbers.

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