Gentlemen may cry, "Peace! Peace!" but . . .

John Batchelor wonders why America is waiting to be attacked by Iran. Good question.

Here's another: Why is Israel so irresolute about doing what it takes to eliminate Hezbollah, especially when Iranian soldiers and Iraqis have been found fighting them in Lebanon? This afternoon the story was that they had replaced the general in charge of the campaign with a real firebreather. Now they've postponed further operations for a few days. Maybe they need that to call out more reserves and put the new plan into effect, although it's being reported that they're hoping for ceasefire negotiations to succeed.

There is no doubt anymore that Iran is directly involved in this. The war has begun, and we're still in denial.