Kadima's legacy of nothingness -Caroline GlickOlmert did not actually resign from office in the normal sense of the term. That is, he's not planning to leave office any time soon. What Olmert did was force Israel into a long period of governmental instability.
[F]ar from leaving office anytime soon, Olmert will remain in power at least three more months, and perhaps for as long as 10 months. [I]t is hard to see how his announcement served the national interest. If Olmert had wanted to do what is best for the country, then he would have announced that his resignation was effective immediately.
Kadima presented rejection of ideology as its chief selling point. By not being committed to either left-wing or right-wing ideals, they assured us that Kadima would always do the right thing for the country. But the opposite occurred.
Without the benefit of ideology to guide them, Kadima's leaders have been led
by nothing more than their personal interests. Kadima has tacked to the right and then to the left with no guiding rationale other than the morning's headlines, the weekend's opinion polls, and the threats of its coalition partners.[A]ll of Israel's elections revolved around contrasting ideologies. For 29 years, voters were required to choose which side of the ideological divide they preferred. And making choices isn't easy. Both sides seem to have something to offer.
Then Kadima entered the political stage and offered voters a way to avoid making a decision. It professed to be all things to all people. [T]heir party has been nothing to all people.
[W]hen a government of nothings is running the show, nothing takes precedent over all things - even the most important things.
[Jerusalem Post]
4 comments:
It is hard to agree with this. Clearly they did not do many things right, but they did some things right. And it is not like any other recent administration ultimately accomplished much more.
Hm...this government was the first to preside over the loss of a war [Lebanon] which has emboldened her rather numerous enemies.
His failure to send ground forces is gutless and unforgivable.
I will not miss him...if he ever leaves!
War has changed. The US has seen that as well. Except for Entebbe style raids, Israel might do best to keep away from invasion forces. In the mideast it is far outnumbered. And while they may not have had an outright loss before, they have had stalemates. I am not saying Lebanon could not have been handled better. Just as the US could have handled Afghanistan better. I think the US's constant calls for peace and concessions from Israel emboldens its enemies as much as anything else. That is why I cannot figure out Netanyahu's recent praise for Bush. But then, in some ways they both are cut from the same tree.
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