Israel is coming to the sad realization that although they have won this battle the strategic situation remains unchanged. They have destroyed most of the assault tunnels and the rockets have largely stopped falling.However nearly two million hostile Palestinians continue to live in adjacent Gaza. Hamas or a group just like it continues to govern and will eventually rearm. The missiles will become more sophisticated and stealthy. The jihadists will have no difficulty recruiting suicide terrorists. What’s more the photographs of destruction and civilian causalities have generated misplaced worldwide sympathy for Hamas and the Palestinians who are being played as gambit pawns. Changing demographics and a woeful pervasive ignorance of history has caused a decline of Israel’s support in the West. The policies and attitudes of the Obama administration is not happening in a political vacuum. Can anyone imagine as little as ten years ago a former speaker of the House and current prominent Democratic leader Pelosi characterize Hamas as a “humanitarian organization” and not be forced to resign? Things are changing and the worst is yet to come.
Don’t worry. Israel doesn’t need us or anyone else. God is with them, and will eventually slap these Islamists down so hard they’ll never get back up.