While the U.S. taxpayers pay in blood and treasure to destroy Israel's regional enemies, Israel cooks up a deal to sell military technology — also ultimately financed by American cattle — to Communist China, perhaps for use against Taiwan. Israel's apology: "So sorry!"

China, in case anyone hasn't noticed, is the one military and economic power that can one day conceivably check American expansionism. The checking will not take the form of a polite request, but a demand reinforced by American-inspired and -financed technology.

And now, which member of Congress is threatening to cut Israel off at the knees over this? None, of course, for he or she knows whose political career would get knee-capped.

Apart from specialists, who will be talking about this next week?