Lisa: Thanks for taking the time to expand on your thoughts. Many of your conclusions are at variance with my own; I just wanted to try and get a more rounded view of the situation. I really think that from an intellectual standpoint, much of the methods of war are "unproductive" and will cause resentment amongst innocent people. I don't know if that means they are unjustified, however. I'm also still wondering if Israel gives "Proof of Life" of Hezbollah prisoners. I'm assuming they do, given that the Human Rights Groups know about them in the first place. The lack of outrage by the international community at the fact that Hezbollah and Hamas hasn't done so is really disgraceful. I spoke to a leading Middle East journalist who writes for the New Yorker . He was straightforward in his conviction that the press overemphasizes the "public services" aspect of Hezbollah. He has written about them in depth, and has often spoken out against this whitewashing.