World leaders cannot sleep well while the Middle East boils. Israel is virtually at war on two fronts now: Palestine and Lebanon. Just how these altercations will end or be resolved is unclear. And we must worry.

Let's get the hostages released promptly. Let's prevail on Israel to stop its military actions. Let's not wait a day. The world has the capacity and the necessity to do both...NOW.

Not acting in good faith, and in good time, will escalate things and create a horrifying chasm in the region. Plus it will worsen the oil & gas spiralling prices, as well as the attendant energy costs. Poor countries are already reeling from these developments....how long can they hold out?
Then the waste of human lives on all sides, and the extensive destructions worth billions of Dollars. Finally, trust may never return between the parties. Dear Lord, where is this leading?

Without an enduring and peaceful resolution soon, the highly parroted "war on terror" will be a pipe-dream! The G8 Meeting in Russia this weekend is surely the place to kick-start a timely intervention.