I'd rather not be involved either but since we are involved telling the Israelis not to defend themselves is ludicrous.
Ludicrous??? We're not saying anything publicly. I'm sure we have to be saying things privately though. IDF's entry while we are attempting to build a coalition is REALLY ludicrous. We're covering Sharon's backside on this one. If he goes ballistic now, he'll shoot us in the foot too. The Israeli gov't needs to get ready for a defensive mission while we go offensive. What is so difficult to understand about that?
We appear to be doing the offensive ops...not IDF. So, IDF should DEFEND and not go offensive and duplicate our planning.