Useless

"I am profoundly troubled that the call of this council, issued nearly four days ago, for an end to the violence has gone unheeded,"

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon, impotently raging against the fact that Israel is finally putting an end to the constant rocket and mortar barrage from Gaza that has killed so many of its innocent citizens.

Considering the fact that groups such as Hamas has never paid one bit of attention to his organization's pronouncements, I'm wondering why he's so surprised.

Here's some more from the would-be "world leader":

"'Even as this crisis rages, let us never forget the underlying issue: there must be an end to occupation, an end to conflict, and the creation of a Palestinian State,' he said. 'Let us not lose sight of our goal: two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region.'"

That's great and all, except for the fact that the religous fanatics who rule Gaza have stated unequivocally that they won't stop until Israel is wiped off the face of the earth, and the fact that there is no Palestine and no Palestinians, only a mostly Jordanian population that no other Arab country wants to have as citizens because they are so completely useless, except for throwing rocks and chanting slogans. Even Yasser Arafat himself was nothing more than an Egyptian carpetbagger who excelled at stirring up trouble in the region.

It's obvious, as is sadly all too true throughout history, that the Jewish people are going to have to defend themselves from savage attacks, instead of waiting for someone in "authority" to come and discipline the aggressors. I'm not Jewish, but I'm quite proud that my country is backing Israel's defense of itself so completely.