[chilepepper]

a lot of people say Olmert is another Chamberlain, and I tend to disagree somewhat -- he is not as weak as that -- but he just doesn't have the stones required to defend israel from the deadly scenario that seems to be unfolding.

i would suggest that bibi *is* israel's winston churchill. and at the risk of sounding melodramatic, i would say that israel is, at this moment, facing the same threat to its survival, the very same situation england did in 1939-1940.

[princess leah]

I actually held my nose and watched CNN for 30 minutes yesterday waiting for their interview with BiBi and it was worth the wait! He IS articulate and yet doesn't sugarcoat the entire situation. When the idiot reporter asked him about the Lebonese civilian casualties he bluntly stated that the entire issue needs to be laid at the Hezbollahs feet in that THEY're the ones who hide behind the civilians with their weapons of destruction. Way to state the TRUTH - I was shocked that the CNN guy didn't cut in on BiBi but let him actually say what he had to say.

[M. Espinola]

"i would suggest that bibi *is* israel's winston churchill. and at the risk of sounding melodramatic, i would say that israel is, at this moment, facing the same threat to its survival, the very same situation england did in 1939-1940."

You are right.

History is indeed repeating itself, including madmen like Iran's Ahmadinejad issuing what many in the general public consider insane, bombastic statements about exterminating the Jewish people ("wipe Israel off the map" & begin with Hizballah). The same foolish reaction existed in the late 1930's on both sides of the Atlantic regarding Hitler. The rest is history.

No quarter to the jihadist enemy.