Divisions in israel had even reached into the israeli defense forces. we had seen reports of reservists who said, "we're not going to report until this constitutional crisis is resolved." that's pretty remarkable in a military that absolutely relies on its reserve component. thirdly, hamas itself stepped up and did the unexpected. you know, we talk a lot about 9/11 as a failure, not of intelligence but a failure of imagination. it was really both. the crisis for america that has some echoes here is really pearl harbor. it is where our military was literally sleeping in their bunks in pearl har...