"We shall fight on the seas and oceans we shall fight with growing confidence… we shall fight in the fields and in the streets…we shall fight in the hills…we shall never surrender." Winston Churchill 4 June 1940 Over one year ago, the northern half of the tiny state of Israel was under constant attack of missiles that fell not only on villages, and on towns, conveniently called "the periphery" on such occasions, but also on Haifa, the major port of Israel, the centre of its heavy industry, oil refineries, and vital chemical plants. Any normal country would have retaliated by laying waste the territory from which such indiscriminate attacks were aimed at civilians and civilian installations. Anything that even seems like an Israeli military setback is an invitation to another war. The Arabs and Muslims observe ceasefires only under the threat of terrible retribution. In order to restore our deterrence we need to stop them with a clear cut victory. As the Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi notes the bublic should be prepared for the next war. We should also remember the words of World War II General Douglas MacArthur: “It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win” : http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/01/stop-them-with-clear-cut-victory-part-i.html

just wanted to say hello to shmulick. (He was our tourguide in israel in 2000; a great guy and wonderful tourguide. has a lot of fans in greenwich CT)