who wants to believe Sherman after Tzhal performed so well? But his facts are indisputable; the grads are enhanced, major powers are meeting Hamas, money and arms are pouring in, even Philadelphi is not back in Israeli hands. But Sherman needs to spell out besides additional casualties what the price would have been in the casualties of the other side to insure Israeli victory. Would Israel needed to blow up the hospital the Hamas leaders were hiding in? How many Palestinian civilians would have died in additional fighting etc. For it is not the loss of Israelis that stopped the operation but the alleged losses along with the actual suffering of the Gazan civilians and infrastructure that led to the pressure from the outside and somewhat from the inside to halt the operation. Please follow up this article with the case stated and specify the obstacles noted to be overcome and then make the brief for victory over and over again.

To hell with diplomacy. The world hates Israel no matter what they do, or don't do. Be more savage than the girls of stinking Islam, and they will leave you alone forever, or die. Israel has victory to gain and nothing to lose. Do it, already!