Mr. MICHAEL HADDAD (Attorney): Most people are not going to justify that type of force, and virtually no crowd will justify that kind of force against the crowd itself.

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Conclusion: There is no mission or rationale for a U.S. peacekeeping force on the Golan that would justify the resulting costs and risks.

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Obama could have capitalized on this fact not only to justify his veto, but to force the subject of Hezbollah control over Lebanon onto the UN agenda.

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Ownership was taken by force, and no measure of subsequent spoils to those who pirated it can justify the way it was seized.

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