I certainly hope there is no war and I know many Americans feel the same way. There have already been many protests in our country. It is a frightening possibility, however, because of Israel's situation in the Middle East as well as it's strong ties with the US government. I believe President Obama will try to avoid a war - he has been dead set on ending the war in Iraq (Mission Accomplished!) and is close to ending the war in Afghanistan. I still cannot believe we stayed there even longer than the Soviets did! My mind boggles at this, really. You would think we would have learned... but then I guess 9/11 changed everything.

There is still a great deal of animosity in the US - in some ways deservedly - against Arab countries which harbor terrorists. But a "war on terror" cannot be fought in "Cold War" terms. This has been a bitter lesson, and I hope that the US has learned it - but it seems we enjoy repeating history a bit too much at least where war is concerned.

I think Obama's more recent tactic of quick, precise strikes is an improvement over sending in thousands of young men and women to be blown to pieces in the desert. But there are legal quandaries with these "James Bond" tactics and the US can easily be seen as overstepping its bounds.

There is no simple solution to the problems in the Middle East. On that I think everyone agrees