Way to go!

The Palestinian death toll has passed 500. Israel claims the casualties have been primarily militants, placing the civilian casualty count at below 100. Is there anyone out there who believes this? Considering the tolls come from the mouths of Israeli officials and reporters are currently barred from entering Gaza, I certainly don't. The fact that Gaza's hospitals have already been overwhelmed doesn't inspire confidence in those claims, either. Not to mention, Israeli rocket fire landing in the middle of a marketplace in Gaza City, where civilians were stocking up on necessities for the coming raids, doesn't inspire confidence in the Israeli promise to avoid soft targets. Nor, for that matter, did their striking a U.N. school in Gaza, which had been opened to house those seeking refuge. Way to go, Israel!

Not that I have much confidence in the United States right now, either. The United Nations Security Council attempted to issue a formal statement calling for an immediate cease-fire, only to be blocked by - guess who? That's right, the United States! Way to go, U.S.A.! It would seem that, according to our strict humanitarian standards, the fact that we can't verify whether or not Hamas will abide by a cease-fire is cause enough to continue brutalizing Gaza.

And, per usual, President-elect Obama is still deferring publicly to the Bush administration, so as not to leak his pro-Israel sentiments while he still has the avid support of the would-be Left. Way to go, Obama!

This is the arm of a little girl who was killed in the strike at the U.N. school. I wonder what Obama would have to say if this were one of his little girls.