GAZA: I know next to nothing about the Middle East, but since no one else lets ignorance of the region get in the way of having a strong opinion about what goes on there, I think I will share my opinion as well. Vis-à-vis Israel’s current military operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, I think that when you are a 97 pound weakling and you make a point of going up to the strongest kid on the beach and kicking him in the shins over and over again, and you keep on kicking him in the shins over and over again even after he warns you multiple times to stop, then you shouldn’t be all that surprised when he starts kicking your dumb ass from one end of the beach to the other.