The only thing you can count on right now in Israel is that there’s going to be a rocket somewhere near you every day.  The government is certainly not dependable in any way.  The army is fine.  The citizens are amazing.  The children are functioning at a level much higher than I could ever imagine in this situation.  But the government – in one word – stinks.  We’re comfortable with chaos as individuals, but what we would could accomplish with a real government.