An Israeli soldier walks past a fire surrounding an artillery range after a Hezbollah rocket barrage struck the area near Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel Sunday July 23, 2006.

I read two poetic and profoundly true quotes at two different blogs tonight.

Hat tip: Hugh Hewitt

With soldiers like this Israel can never be stopped.
The question is, are the politician up to the standards of these soldiers?

and….

Every soldier wounded is a national tragedy. Every soldier killed is the destruction of an entire world.

Israel faces fierce battles with Hezbollah

SIDON, Lebanon - Mideast diplomats were pressing Syria to stop backing Hezbollah as the guerrillas fired more deadly rockets onto Israel’s third-largest city Sunday. Israel faced tougher-than-expected ground battles and bombarded targets in southern Lebanon, hitting a convoy of refugees.

There’s more…….

Michelle Malkin’s Vent is a MUST SEE today.