As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills innocents they celebrate.

Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.

Our ports and our borders are the most unprotected fronts in the war on terror.

And if we are honest we have to make a distinction between a democratic Israel that wants to live in peace and the terrorists who want Israel wiped out. The Israelis were told to give up land for peace; they gave up the land, but got no peace.

A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?

Enforcement is the long overdue step to protect our Nation from external threats in a time of war. And then once we do that, we can effectively discuss a guest worker program.