re: #230 lawhawk

I’m not sure that is true. Stopped short of whose objectives? Yours or Israel’s? Livni said Israel’s objective was not to destroy Hamas but to stop the rocket attacks. The IDF demonstrated absolute mastery over Hamas. Recall the Hezbollah war, when several IDF tanks were destroyed or damaged? Not one was seriously hit in Gaza. Iran had boasted to Hamas they could help them do this. They failed.

Israel hammered Hamas for 19 days. Nobody came to their rescue. Nobody. Hamas was hammered. Iran was humiliated. And the Arab street knows it.