If you have something intelligent to say, then say it.
If you have a suggestion for Powell, then make it.
If you know a better way to mediate the situation, then state it.
But to use personal insulting talk as a way of making a point is juvinile at best and tacky at worst.
BTW, I do own some kneepads, and I know precisely where I'd like to stick them.
My suggestion for mediating the situation is to leave Israel alone to do what she needs to do, but to announce to the arabs, all of them, that Israel is our ally and we will stand by her even if it means fighting alongside her. Why that's so hard for this liberal in conservative's clothing you people insisted on supporting for President is beyond me. Everything has to be a three cushion bank shot with him, or so you all say when he's siding with the enemy, whether they are democrats at home or terrorist sponsoring nations in the ME.
The word is spelled "juvenile" and the tactic you're referring to is one of your favorites.