[DentsRun]

And, frankly, in the context of having been constantly attacked by her neighbors since her inception, I cannot, in context, think of too many instances where I can forcibly oppose Israel's actions. I would have gone much further.

I have never said Israel didn't have the right to defend herself. As far as I'm concerned she can do whatever she feels is necessay--as long as she leaves the U.S. out of it. Right now, the U.S. is more of a Sharonista than Sharon is himself, which unfortunately means America's honor, reputation and ultimately its safety too is in Sharon's hands--a truly sobering thought.

[El Gato]

the U.S. is more of a Sharonista than Sharon is himself.

That must be why the President keeps saying he expects the Israeli's to move back from the West Bank, and why the mainstream media in the US keeps reporting that as a "demand", rather than an "expectation".

[AmishDude]

I have never said Israel didn't have the right to defend herself.

You criticized others for not being sufficiently critical of Israel. What are they supposed to be critical of, food quality at the Tel Aviv airport?

Right now, the U.S. is more of a Sharonista than Sharon is himself,

You haven't been paying the least bit of attention. IMHO, it ought to be. Her defense is a moral imperative that the US should support wholeheartedly.

America's honor, reputation and ultimately its safety too is in Sharon's hands

America is hardly that impotent. To suggest otherwise is simply projection.