Yes they were. Where is Sharon's outrage? He followed his usual pattern and sent in the tanks, he killed a couple of Pallies, blew up a house and then withdrew. It is a pattern Israel has used for 30 years. Bush said what he said. Should we have launched an aircraft carrier battle group and just finally occupy the entire place? It is obvious to me that that is the ONLY way this festering sore will ever be healed.