Trying to quieten the "dogs of war"

At the risk of the howls of 'usual suspects' now wearing their triumphant masks as the 'dogs of war', let me say that as long as there is the risk of one more innocent Gazan civilian life being lost, I do not support the current IDF ground operation. We cannot have our cake and eat it too. Because we phone ahead and drop leaflets does not mean no civilian collateral damage. How will our brave troops differentiate between a Hamas terrorist and a Gazan civilian at night in the alleyways of Rafah camp or Gaza city? The same way that our bombs differentiated between Hamas leaders and their wives and children, between a mosque storing rockets and a mosque with 13 people at prayer? Once you start a war it has a dynamic of its own with unforeseen consequences. There is grave danger here for civilians and our troops. And least the "dogs of war' think I don't care about the 4 Israeli innocent dead I do indeed and said prayers in their memory and for their families. And I equally care for the fate of Gilad Shalit and fear more hostages. Without the diplomatic initiative to accompany this offensive to as aggressively seek a diplomatic exit from this, we cannot be comfortable with ourselves tonight or during however long this operation is going to take. I pray for the mothers and fathers of our soldiers.