well nearly.  im on the way.  and that, i feel, give me the right to express my terror at what may happen in the very near future.  

it doesn’t look good.  sorry.  whatever the US hits in Iran, they will respond by hitting us.  and whatever they hit us with, it will do serious damage.  

Still I am with a bunch of Israelis who have no qualms about going back home.  No logic in it, but having just read “reading Lolita in Teheran” I find many similarities between the discussions of staying in a country that that is despressing their way of life, that is, in fact, endangering their lives.  And yet, the difference is great.  You leave Israel – Israel is gone.  Even the thousands of people who have left Israel don’t want it to disappear.  They want to come back when it’s livable.