OPERATION POINTLESS RETALIATION

I'm trying to imagine the thinking that led to the retaliatory strike against Arafat's HQ in response to the Megiddo massacre. Something along the lines of : (1) Its going to upset the Americans if we actually kick Arafat out this time; (2) We really don't want to go all the way back in, because we just did that; (3) but we have to do something. I know - let's send a message to Arafat on who's boss by blowing up some of his compound's buildings.

Ma Pitom? Its been pretty well documented that blowing up PA buildings does not do much to prevent terror attacks. All this latest exercise does is fuel the insipid "it's all a petty fight between Sharon & Arafat" school of brain-dead Mid-East journalism. If Sharon wants to send Arafat an anti-valentine, send out Ra'anan Gissim (who after all scares small children). When your ready to actually make the country safer - then send in the IDF.