Israel's Ground Incursion

Israel's ground forces began their sweep into the Gaza strip while world news outlets and leaders observed the spiraling violence from afar.  The U.S. is without a President for 17 more days and European governments are having a hard time speaking with a unified voice.  Short of fully occupying the entire Gaza strip, how can Israeli forces guarantee that more rockets will not be launched by Hamas fighters? (See Map)

France and Great Britain would like to be able to be able to give the impression of real leadership at this time, but most analysts believe Israel has 2 more weeks of unhindered operations before President-elect Obama is sworn in.  

Lastly, careful observers of the press coverage that Hamas is getting in english media should take a second to question the accuracy of the translations and certainly the mental state of the Hamas spokesmen.  Their proclamations sound like the stuff of desperate Hollywood screenwriters, whose attempts to make the evil villain character appear cutthroat have fallen fall flat.

Hamas has vowed to "fight to the death", and to the Israeli troops "Gaza will be your cemetery", and "Palestinian children will pick over your bones in the morning".  Are these guys running a government or fright fest?