A college friend who works for the State Dept once told me: when it comes to the Middle East, you can’t take whats in the MSM at face value—you’ve got to look behind the scenes. I imagine that that’s true for a lot of things, but especially the Mideast. I have no doubt that Egypt is fed up with Hamas and that the PA hates them more than they hate the Israelis. The fact that Israel launched its ground offensive means they had had assurances from someone they’d be able to finish what they started. If they do the job halfway [again], they’re going to be in for a world of hurt.