The cease fire Israel had with Hezbollah is but one example of many cease fires. All they do is give their enemies the opportunity to regroup, re-equip, and live to kill Jews another day.

As another commenter said, implementation is the key, not promises.

We talk about having peace with Arab nations so long as they give up and condemn terrorism. The true meaning of this, though, is that Arab nations must give up their belief in Islamic supremacy, meaning the messages that are constantly sent out over Arab media, particularly state owned, that Jews are “dogs and pigs”, and inflammatory rhetoric blaming the “crusaders” (the West) for their problems. For comparison, let’s remember that Nazi Germany called Jews “rats” and an “infestation”. This is just the kind of rhetoric that children are being taught on a regular basis not only in the West Bank and Gaza, but in other Arab states. This is what truly must end before there can be peace.

Maybe after this latest round of appeasement, the terrorists will be satisfied and won’t want to exterminate the Jews anymore. Goodness! This is as pathetic as the U.S. wanting to negotiate with Iran and Syria. They need courage in Israel and we need courage in the U.S. What we don’t need is Jim Baker. Whose idea was that, anyway?

Is there any chance that the Palestinians would respond positively? Doesn’t seem likely, but it would be interesting if they did. Then the Israelis would have to struggle with the usual issue of negotiating with people who want you wiped off the map and who aren’t keen on keeping their agreements.