it's fine to have a different opinion, but he s just an israel mouthpiece who pretends to be american. this line though "getting the majority to accept their authority." is actually, though referring to hamas in the article, the exact reason for this war, after the lebanon debacle(and yes Israel lost that war effectively by failing to accomplish any of their stated goals) they needed to remind the region of their military might, picking on the easiest and closest target.