After hearing about how many countries in the Middle East are affected by the shitstorm going on over there (Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, possibly Egypt because of the wall between Egypt and Gaza getting blown up) anyonge think this might be the start of World War III? (or V, if you count the cold war as WWIII and the War on Radical Islam WWIV, like some people do.)

And at the risk of starting a flamewar (Syd, feel free to mod this post if this is too inflammatory/not in the spirit of the forums), but how does everyone feel about the Israeli response being warranted? I've been hearing both sides of the argument, but I'm inclined to vote that Israel has had restraint in the past with Hamas and Hezbollah, and this time, the action is warranted, and probably long overdue.