"Is Sharon setting the Palestinians up for all out war? A winner takes all, no-holds-barred battle to the finish? I say yes. It's entirely possible. And it's a war that Israel would win easily, at least on the ground. However, as usual, the world politics side of this possibility is not in Israel's favor. But since when did that ever stop Sharon? Stay tuned."
One can only hope that this is the plan, and that Sharon hasn't become a tired old man more concerned with his "place in history" or his son's welfare than with the security of the people and State of Israel. I've always suspected this, but he's a wily old fox who has won major battles and wars by doing the unexpected. Again, we can only hope that he's prepared to really slam the Arabs in Gaza HARD if they start up.
There's something strangely disconcerting about "wiley old foxes" and the "faint hopes" they entertain.