[StockAyatollah]

Unless our State Dept. buds out, the only way Israel will respond as they need to respond is when one of these Palestinian mega-attacks is successful. Even so will a mega-response solve anything? Only if Palestinians suddenly start thinking rationally. Odds on that are long. Maybe we could send Rodney King over there to tell them all to just get along.

[mlocher]

Even so will a mega-response solve anything?

no. only total victory over the vanquished will solve anything. somebody has to win and somebody has to lose for there to be lasting peace.

israel can take care of itself. we need to beluga on down to baghdad toot suite.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I suppose only if the mega-response is mega-enough.

The recent history of this mess certainly bears out what you say. A bettin' man would bet that this thing will just continue to muddle along in death and destruction.