Ariel Sharon

While I think it is sad that the gentleman had a stroke, I do not think keeping him alive will solve the problems they fear his death will cause. Instead, whoever is his second in command needs to take over and prepare for the inevitable.

The situation in the Middle East will be volatile whether or not the current leadership is there. The tensions have been there for far longer than I have been alive and while things could get worse with poor leadership on either side, they're not likely to get better with the absence of one person. After all, the death of Yassir Arafat did not end the problems in Israel.