I admit that I'm writing about something I know next to nothing about, but I have to believe that one of the main reasons that the Israelis have done this now is that in 18 days, knee-jerk approval of any military action in the Middle East will not likely be one of the hallmarks of US foreign policy.  And by then, what is done will be done.

Not that Krugman needs more props, but this kind of Op/ed sure is cathartic.  It also helps that he's been, you know, right about a lot of things over the past eight years.