Israel Contemplates the Quagmire.

Israeli excitement runs high as political leaders call for another full-scale invasion and re-occupation of Gaza:

Mr. Netanyahu has been under pressure from some members of his cabinet and party to start a ground operation. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who has been at turns partner and rival to the prime minister, reiterated his call for a more substantial operation against Hamas on Wednesday, as did Yuval Steinitz, the minister of strategic affairs, who has been a Netanyahu stalwart and frequent mouthpiece.

“To the best of my understanding, it is not possible to ensure summer vacation, a normal summer for our kids, without a ground operation in Gaza,” Mr. Lieberman said during a visit to Ashkelon, where he and his entourage had to run for cover at one point as sirens warned of incoming rockets, which were intercepted and destroyed by the Iron Dome system in dramatic fashion.

“We don’t need to rule Gaza, or build settlements in Gaza,” he added. “We need to ensure that all Hamas terrorists run away, are imprisoned, or die.”

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“We estimate that sitting there and eliminating Hamas terrorism from the Gaza Strip is a matter of many months — it’s not a matter of two or three months, it’s much more than that,” he said. “We have a very good idea of what does it mean to take over Gaza Strip in all aspects — military, civilian, infrastructure, economical — we have a very good idea and I think it’s one of the issues that the Israeli government should consider very seriously.

“That’s a huge burden on anybody who would do it,” he added. “Everything has its own prices.”
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In the densely populated and poor neighborhoods of Zeitoun and Shejaya in Gaza City, streets were emptier than usual, but a few children flew kites and some men sat in the shade. Many people appeared confused, with some seeking shelter in friends’ homes deeper inside the neighborhoods rather than leaving.

“We don’t know where we’re going, we’re going aimlessly,” said Mohammed Dalul, who was driving a donkey cart with his six children and an elderly neighbor. They had with them only a canister of cooking gas and a single bag of clothes for the children.
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The [Israeli] official noted: “A ground campaign will be much messier.”

Meanwhile, here at home:

Last month, just 5 percent of the [American] public named immigration the most important problem facing the country today. That number more than tripled to 17 percent this month, according to a new Gallup poll, topping all other issues.
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Immigration has jumped to the top of the list of the public's concerns, just ahead of dissatisfaction with the government (16 percent), the economy (15 percent) and unemployment and jobs (14 percent).

All these issues are kind of related, no?
The people have priorities too...