Monday, August 14, 2006

Victory squandered...again

The countdown for Olmert has begun
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525866594&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Despite all its failings, including the recent ones, there remains only one institution that Israelis firmly trust, and that is the IDF.

[A]ll you have to do is read the headlines quoting anonymous senior officers telling the media that the government tied their hands. Everyone knows that the generals made a ton of mistakes themselves, without any help from the cabinet, but ultimately, in the popularity sweepstakes, the military beats the politicians hands down, every time.

Now Olmert will go down in history as the prime minister who didn't let the army finish the job.

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