I don't think he deserves to drop dead, I think he deserves for his government to fall. Same with Blair and every other government that sucks up to terrorists. Same with Bush, but I'm afraid we're stuck with him. We can marginalize and make him a lame duck though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon
I don't know what Sharon is up to, but I do know that the man has been a patriot and has spent virtually his entire life fighting, sometimes ruthlessly, for Israel. He began at age 14.
Whatever his plan, I am convinced it is for the good of Israel, perhaps just an opportunity to concentrate a bunch of terrorists and nuke them out of existence.
He is neither a coward nor an appeaser.
This is one tough old coot, and his people should unite behind him.