I agree nun2sharp.The problem is that many people seem to believe that Hamas will behave in a civilized manner once a truce is established, I think not.They don't operate by morale parameters that we take for granted in the western part of the world.I would compere extremist like Hamas to the charakter "Joker", by the late Heath Ledger, in "The dark knight".You can not beat him with convetional methods, because he has no moral limits, he has no clear objective, that is why he can terrorise without being stopped.If batman arrest a criminal, he will kill 5 innocent people.With such an enemy, Israel cannot win with reason and diplomacy.The sad part is that it is innocent children that pay for it, like in any war...