Speaking Softly

The calendar changes and the years go by, but some things do not change. Like the ongoing violence between Israel and it's neighbors. And more specifically, the way it is carried out.

Today, a top commander of Hamas was obliterated with 17 of his associates when a 2000 pound bomb landed on his roof. Yeah....that'll do it.

Funny how I saw none of the news on the escalating mortar attacks dropping into Israel over the last couple of months. Did you hear about any of that? Didn't think so. But then, as is their way, the Israeli's quietly formulate a strategy and react. THEN we do hear all of the details. We also hear words like "disproportionate" to describe the reaction.

One thing we don't hear about is the strategy itself. Israel gives no warning and no briefings on the plan. Unlike our military who seem obligated to give the press all kinds of information, some of which has undoubtedly cost American lives, you won't hear anything from the Israeli commanders. No plans and no absurd predictions on when action will end. It will end when they want it to end, period. And that's all the press needs to know.

Tonight there will be little, if any, comments from Israel on the decision to drop this bomb and no boisterous comments on the result. It's just business. For Israel, the business of survival.

Someday, very soon, were likely to hear about the first Israeli air strikes on Iran and it's nuclear plants. They won't wait on the U.N., Obama or anything else. As usual, there will be no warning. Nothing telegraphed. Just an action carried out in a very business like manner, but like their survival depends on it. Which it does.

For Iran, Hamas, Syria, etc.., go ahead and continue the rhetoric. March in the streets. Burn the flags. Talk the talk. Even lob in a mortar if you can. But understand that there is probably a 2000 pound package waiting to be delivered to a site near you. Maybe VERY near you. The only comfort being that you'll likely never hear it or see it coming.