Israel is at war. We need to shut up.

I just heard on the radio that President Olmert, of the sovereign nation of Israel, had to reassure President Bush that Israel is taking "all appropriate steps" to reduce civilian deaths.

Last I looked, we were doing the SAME FREAKING THING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN!

I don't remember hearing President Bush answering to President Olmert.

HAMAS hides like cowards among the civilians. If the civilians don't want to be collateral damage, then THEY NEED TO STOP SUPPORTING HAMAS AND SHOOT THEM THE NEXT TIME THE TERRORISTS PUT A ROCKET LAUNCHER NEXT TO A SCHOOL!!!!!

It is a tragedy that Palestinians civilians are dying. But by THEIR OWN LOGIC, which describes ALL Israelis as combatants, they put themselves in harm's way. They ELECTED HAMAS. HAMAS targets civilians. Where is the outrage? Why is there no international pressure on HAMAS? 8 FREAKING YEARS OF MISSILES AND ROCKETS!
If Mexico had fired rockets into the US for 8 years, we would have probably done much worse than Israel's response.

Why did HAMAS start a new war now? Their main sponsor is Iran. Iran needs an enemy now, so that the populace rallies to the government. With the drop in oil prices, Iran's economy has tanked. Now, patriotic Iranians have decided that they want to be suicide bombers against Israel.

Sounds like a tail wagging a dog, to me.....