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Doesn't mean a hill of beans.

Israel has already proven that Olmert doesn't have the stones to get the job done, and done right. They know now who was supplying the weapons to Hezbollah and now they know that only an overwhelming response to any more attacks is the only way to wipe these maniacs out.

Thing is, if they do that then Syria and Iran get in the act, Iran fires its nukes, Israel takes out both Syria and Iran and WWIII starts.

Did I leave anything of importance out?

If Israel nukes Syria & Iran, then the price of oil can come down and Russia will have a chance to get their oil sold without as many problems.

With the Muslims that survived being easy to spot at night (because they will glow in the dark), the Jihad will wind down nad hte survivors can begin to join the modern world.

Camels and goats throughout the Muslim world will live less fearful lives, as well.

You are spot on! One reason for the why the Bush Administration may have pushed so hard for the diplomatic route may have been the reason you gave if the IDF used overwhelming force to decimate Iran's Hezbollah: "Syria and Iran get in the act." The Bush Administration is trying to work on those dynamics that encourage Iran and Syria to actively step in. If Iran saw that Israel was succeeding in taking out the Hezbollah, they would have taken a more dangerous route. WMDs may have been that route. We may be planning for such an event.

Whether it is simply to defuse the situation, stall the game or some other big picture thing, it is certain that much is being kept secret. In the game of stategery, war is deception. We can only speculate.

There is a multidimensional complexity to how we deal with Iran. It is such a complex enterprise, it is taking some time to develop the game plan. I am hoping that we are nearing the final stages of the planning phase so the whistle is blown to "wipe these maniacs out."