I keep reading bloggers and reporters and letter writers over here saying Israel needs to stop and they are losing the war both physically and in public opinion. I'd have to say the first is definitely not true. This is sort of like the US going in to Iraq, the power to utterly crush the other side is there, there's a question of whether there's a will to do it or not. Israel's missles have shut down the Syria/Lebanon border, and they are massing tank units to drive into Hezbolloah territory. The Israelis are sayign they need 10 to 14 days to finish up their offensive, and since the Israeli press is much more supportive of recent military actions than the US press was regarding Iraq, Israel isn't going to shy away from doing what they need to do to stop the missile attacks.

As far as public opinion goes, more and more people seem to agree with the point I made yesterday, that this was inevitable when you consider the sheer volume of rockets that Hezbollah has stockpiled. Israel hasn't been at war with Lebanon in a long time, and they sure weren't buying all those rockets to hit Syria or anyone else in the area, they bought them to kill Jews, and only someone very biased or thoughtless would condemn Israel for this defensive offensive. Point in fact: Kofi Annan, head of the UN, is condemning Israel.