1. As usual, we didn’t finish the job, we’ve had countless opportunities to do. We’re just repeating the same mistakes over again, expecting different results {ie. insanity}. And, of course, Cast Lead was just an election ploy of Baraq and Livni. The rockets had already been flying for years. What took ‘em so long?

2. Netanyahu’s cabinet members are already showing signs of caving into U. S. demands… Netanyahu would have been a good Foreign Minister, for the reasons you stated. Of course, there’s really no one else who could serve as PM, so, there you are.

3. Going after Iran on our own might actually be a good thing. It might piss off {or secretly please} the U. S., giving us greater autonomy.