Weather It Is (The Winds Grow Stronger)

Good Morning:

It's 20 C at a quarter to ten in the morning.  The normal high temperature in Jerusalem is 30 C.

Taking a look at the weather maps, we see that an unusually cold (even for this summer) air mass will be moving in during the next two to three days.  Temperatures will fall at all levels of the atmosphere, indicating increasing instability -- meaning, that we'll have to watch out for summer showers, even a heavier shower.

Of course, rain showers are better than missile showers, or even missile-storms.

Looking at comments on The NYT's site, Jon of Pittsburgh  wonders if the dignity of "resistance" is better than the peace that comes with defeat.  Michael of Austin is ashamed to be a Jew.

Here's my answer to Michael.  Unfortunately, the road to peace travels through the travails of war, and we want peace.  Is Michael also ashamed of his own country for winning its war of independence, the Civil War, World 1 and II, etc?  I'm proud to be Jewish and I'm proud to be Israeli.  I am proud that instead of "taking it on the chin," or "turning the other cheek," we can actually (finally -- hopefully) take matters into our own hands and defeat Hamas. Maybe he reads The Times too often?

How will we know we've won? When there are no-more Hamas spokesman to say "bring it on."
As for losing? Losing will give the Gazans a chance (like the Germans of the past) to build something better, more civilised, and more humane.

So, peace will not come by returning to the previous status quo, as suggested by Pres. Obama and Secretary Kerry, but through total and unambiguous victory.  Imagine if there were "Defensive Shield?"

Barry Lynn