I'm still wondering why Israel couldn't just finish things off from the sky. If they seriously want to end the Hamas and their attacks AND protect themselves, why not just bomb from the air??? Is technology holding them back, or do they care more about Arab "civilians" than they do about stopping Hamas or protecting Israeli soldiers and residents?
the latter.. it's guilt.
guilt is actually the reason why they don't really want to do what it takes to win..infact Olmert made the most stunning admission a few years ago...
I guess you weren't reading the papers or listening to the news at the time!!
Olmert said "WE ARE TIRED OF WINNING" !
he was trying to express how he felt, and how he thinks the people feel. So they fight but not properly.
I compare it a bit to israel reacting as if a child is annoying them.. they may give the child a little smack, they don't want to do any more, anymore and they'd feel guilty.
Another thing is that Israeli Governments don't mind some loss of life to the people, they even like to be punished a bit, they feel guilty and their guilt is somewhat absolved when the israeli population get attacked. So they can say "look, we are suffering here, we aren't the bad guys". If israel has no casualties they would feel like the bad guy and they can't do it. It's pathetic. They don't get it.. Be kind to the kind and cruel to the cruel. And fight wars the way wars are faught, there are civilian casualties. And in this war they were doing great from the air.. but as I predicted, they had to go to the ground, and they would give up too soon from the air.. because they can't take killing too many civilians, even though the ratioof terrorist:civilians was great.