For every action, there's a reaction, and an Israeli reaction is quite a fucking thing.

It occurs to me that Israel is the most ruthless, irritable, ballsy and capable country in the world.

It is incomprehensible that a bunch of nimrods could kidnap two of its soldiers without expecting a massive incendiary response.

My perspective is that Hezbollah has essentially sent Israel a written request to start bombing. Israel has merely honoured the request.

Perhaps Hezbollah is hoping Israel will blow up a bus load of Syrians by mistake. Such an attack may bring Iran into the conflict and give us a substantial war to see out the decade.

I bags sacking Iran when its troops aren't home.