Agreed, but we musn't upset our mortal enemies.....errr....I mean our "good friends" the Saudis, and helping Israel wipe out Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or Hizbollah would send our terrorist friends (the Saudis) into a Jihadist frenzy which would most likely result in a oil crisis. Oil crisis = GOP loses badly in Nov., and the oil-rich Bush family loses tons of money. So, until we've weaned ourselves off Saudi oil and onto Russian oil, we'll be kissing the Saudis' royal posteriors.