http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CalThomas/2006/07/18/understanding_the_temper_of_the_times
"Understanding the temper of the times"
By Cal Thomas
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In chronicling the number of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron, there is this exquisite line: "All these men understood the temper of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take." (1 Chronicles 12:32, New Living Translation)
For roughly 4,000 years there has been "unrest" and war in the Middle East. It possibly began when the ancient Israelites drove out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites. Modern Israel is attempting to drive out Hezbollah-ites, Hamas-ites, Islamic Jihad-ites and the rest.
Nothing has changed, except Israel may be in greater peril today than at any time in its modern history. "
I love Cal but he is losing it if he believes Israel is in a worse situation today than they were during the Yom Kippur War.