[Mark Granier]

Thanks Lo, an interesting, if one-sided, point of view. But the following puzzles me:

True, under the inept and indecisive leadership of Ehud Olmert, Israel did miss the opportunity to militarily destroy Hezbollah and make it a non-factor in Israel's security, Lebanon's politics and Iran's foreign policy.

Inept maybe, but indecisive? That initial bombing of Gaza seemed pretty damned decisive to me, as did the relentless destruction that obliterated so much infrastructure, and towns, villages etc. (not to mention the civilian death rate). Good God, what would have happened if Olmert had been MORE decisive? Would there be any Lebanon left?