Anyone remember the Arab-Israeli wars? 1948-1949, 1956, 1967, 1973-1974, and 1982?
Anyone remember why they weren't called WWIII?
Because the WEREN'T WWIII, okay? And neither is the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, even if it escalates into Isreal versus Lebanon and Syria, or even Israel versus Lebanon and Syria and Iran.
Middle east war. Say it aloud if it does any good, but Israel has gone toe-to-toe with lots of moslem nations and it's war, for certain, but not a WORLD WAR, so please, resist the urge to drama-queen a localized battle for survival into more than it is. Israel is the only participant with modern weapons, won't use the big ones unless all is lost, and trust me, there's nothing out there giving them that much of a hard time, okay.
Calm down some, take a deep breath or two, and fight the clarion call to turn this into Megido unleashed. I fully understand the soccer moms getting all perturbed because their mega-beasts will be impossible to run if gas goes through the roof, but there are those of us remembering when it quadrupled in price in a weeks' time, and life as we know it did not come to a screeeching halt. Might do them some good to sit back and reflect upon the premise of GAS HOG and all it's meanings.
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