Israelis ... Just Plain Stupid Or What?

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Originally Posted by somerfrost

I frankly think Israel is being more than reasonable here, they are indeed attempting to do what everybody seems to want...sure, they are going slow but can you blame them? The blockade should be lifted as soon as the UN forces are in place and the area "secure" (only time will define the meaning of that word in this case). The Israeli government must do all it can to safeguard the lives of it's people and any pull out leaves them wide open to blame should the terrorists attack...tough place to be in! I pray that the cease-fire holds because as Pgardn and others have correctly stated, further murderous acts by the terrorists will bring a different sort of response from Israel and nobody not wanting their promised flocks of virgins and goats wants that!

Somerfrost,
I'm inclined to agree with you on much of what you say.
Just my "take" is that not much is "secure". Ohmert seems to be defending his decisions from the inside. On the outside, the risks remain.
"A tough place to be in" might be the understatement of the century.
I also hope that the cease-fire holds. If it doesn't, we all could be in for a world of sh-t.
These are dangerous times.
DTS