I don't think that Israel wants to punish the innocent of Gaza, but Hamas hides behind them so thoroughly that there's no other way to do it. That is obvious, and it has been since when the PLO was doing the same thing in the '80s. It's the way they go about "war".

I like Pat.
But why should USA hand-wring like a worried mother over Islamist and their cultures? Let the Jews and Arabs fight it out. Why enable half-witted arabs to attack the jews, and then run and hide behind the skirt of mother Media...who then chastises the poor jews as the 'bully'. The truth is that the Phillistines in Judea calling themselves Muslims are the sons and daughters of an ancient darkness once again spreading over the world. Let the Jews smash them by the 10s of thousands. If enough of them die, they'll learn not to pick fights. As long as the muslims are enabled, excused, facilitated, and protected by the doting motherly worry of the world, they will continue to act out as savages and never mature as a people.
PS. and as far as forcing jews to surgically strike only confirmed combatants? Hell No, we won't go there! When you need to weed your garden you don't trim the leaves. You pluck them up by the roots.

Re: Scott Kul yuo are bias mr.kuli,alwayes israe never respect other human life except their,we saw that in lebanon,previuos incursion to the occupied trritory, israel the bigest liar.how many u.n.decission went on cumply,with the usa veto,if you remember when mr.bush asked sharon to get out of the occupied territory in sept 2000 and he asked them to stop thereoccupation of west bank?the mity mr.bush swallod his ward.iam not asupporter any acction against civilian,look the oasis of democracy(Israel) been doing to aal palestinian people a collective punishment as the nazi did to them.

comment #2you seehow could trust some like you you nazi has no heart icant believe your that your wards on the internet you are one of american alcaida.