[TopQuark]

At the risk of repeating myself... I greatly appreciate you ability to take risks. Perhaps, you could also take one in addressing, in any way you choose, at least some points I made in my post.

And one of these points was the difference that exists between leadership and hectoring. To see the meaning of the latter, retain the first words of every sentence --- this explicates the structure of your post --- and to obtain:

Israel should… And it should…It should…And it should… It is the only… It must… It must… the only thing…better step up in a hurry.

As for the former, that is, leadership, it is constrained by the reality of things, the very reality that you choose not to see because it will deprive you of the armchair-general position that you appear to occupy so comfortably.

Well, I guess I just took a risk similar in magnitude to yours --- I repeated myself. Since you prefer only one-way communications and hectoring, whereas I tend to like a discussion, I shall take another risk and end this discourse for now.

I do hope you will not take it as offense. Have a good Easter Holiday.

[Torie]

No problem. If you have a better plan, just lay it out. I grant you my prose reveals frustration. I simply do not understand. I am trying to provoke serious comment perhaps by being a bit of a harpie on this. As you observed. :) Thank you for the kind wishes. Best to you as well.