Soros mouths off...

George Soros has mouthed off again. Of course, it is the usual nonsense. There's no peace in the Middle East because we're too close to the Israelis. Shall we look at some of the maps that the Palestinians have in their textbooks for students?

What has become clear is the agenda for the man with the dough for organizations like MoveOn, the DNC, and other groups: It is nothing short of appeasing regimes that sponsor terrorism and have the intention of committing genocide the instant they think they can get away with it. Note: Soros wants us to deal with the same people who cheered 9/11.

No sale, Mr. Soros. If I'd had my way, the Palestinians would have paid a serious price in terms of American recognition for various Israeli territorial claims as well as the fact that they would not have seen so much as a dime of aid.

They view our restraint at weakness. Maybe it is time to discard that restraint.

Arrow is ready...

Iran and Syria are running out of time. Israel has developed its missile-defense system, the Arrow, and now they are getting ready for trouble.

We're probably as ready as we can be, too. The only question is timing. Iran has 15 hostages, and their safety has to be considered.

France siding with Hezbollah?

If this report from the Jerusalem Post is accurate, then France has decided that it is more important to protect Hezbollah than to carry out the UN resolutions that call for Hezbollah's disarmament. France will be deploying UAVs to stop the Israeli overflights.

Of course, there's nothing said about how France intends to use those UAV flights to establish an operational track record for export customers, some of whom may be less than responsible. In essence, the French are a dirty cop on the international beat. That makes life tougher for everyone.