"I feel a little better now ..."(Mplsvala) I am glad that you feel better but I don't share your sense of optimism that Obama's tactics are what the Doctor has ordered ... You stress about the armageddon that "the Bushies" supposedly clamour for. I don't know whether THAT's true or not but here is my prediction: Let the Arabs and Iran feel that Israel is now on it's own, WILL bring the prospects of armageddon closer. Why do I say that? Because I don't share Burston's or Gideon Levy's belief in the magic formula that if only Israel gets reined in everything would be alright. What I do think is that it will strengthen the hands of those Arabsand Iranians who are war mongers and who want to see Israel destroyed. And if they even would look like succeeding, what do you think that this generation of Jews do? Do you think they would be as compliant as the generation of WW2? I'll give you a hint: Think Armageddon at least for the Middle East and believe me such a prospect would not be good for ANYONE else either. That's why I feel that the Gideon Levy's, the Burstons and the Obamas of this world are deluded wishful thinkers. And that's why I think that you too have NOTHING to feel good about ...