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Why Israel needs time

In "Give Israel time to complete the mission" (Editorial, Monday) The Washington Times boldly writes: "The most important thing that Israel needs — particularly in Lebanon, where Hezbollah had been permitted to stockpile upwards of 10,000-12,000 rockets and missiles to target Israel — is time: time to root out the weapons caches stockpiled in private homes; time to hit the rocket and missile-launching sites and terrorist training camps Hezbollah has established throughout Lebanon; and time to hunt down the jihadists in the Bekaa Valley and elsewhere whose life's work is to destroy the Jewish state."

This conflict is a window of opportunity to rid the civilized world of the rogue leadership in Syria and Iran, which are the main sponsors of international terrorism. President Bush should encourage Israel to attack Syria, and the U.S. should launch air strikes simultaneously against Iran. Cut off the heads of the snakes, and Hezbollah will die.

PAUL SCHOENBAUM

Williamsburg, Va.

'Off-duty' employee behavior

The story "Face it: 'Book' no secret to employers" (Page 1, Monday), about employers and social-networking sites, reflects a rapidly increasing concern that employee behavior in a public space, even "off duty," can affect the business. The story also shows that some employers may regard an applicant's publicly viewable activity as, like dress, indicative of character, temperament or fitness for a competitive job requiring the ability to function in a social hierarchy.