Been unable to broker these kind of truces. >> yes, and there's, because of the breakdown, israeli/palestinian talks and expectations were there, and the decision in syria, the united states' influence has never been less than it is today, and we're seeing the results of that, but again, i want to point out, because there haven't been more israeli casualties isn't because hamas, a terrorist organization, hasn't tried. in fact, they are indiscriminately targeting civilians while israelis are going so far as to warning the people in gaza of impending strikes. there's a dramatic difference here. ...