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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (14991)	5/1/2007 5:05:55 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

US and Israel at cross-purposes: while war-weary Americans are busy trying to figure out the best way to disengage from the Iraq war, Israelis, still smarting from their botched Lebanon incursion, are busy debating how best to wage the next war.... The Israeli moll keeps on dancing at the party but her exhausted American sugar daddy can't keep up! Tue., May 01, 2007 Iyyar 13, 5767 ANALYSIS: Olmert and his gov't are unfit to run the next war By Ze'ev Schiff, Haaretz Correspondent The key question arising from the Winograd Committee's partial report is not the level of personal responsibility for the failed management of the war. That is a question that relates in principle to the past. The more important question is the one that relates to the future: Can this government headed by Ehud Olmert lead the nation in the next war - which according to intelligence estimates could take place - and win. The conclusion drawn from the inquiry's report is a clear no, and therefore this government must step down in one way or another. This is not a conclusion drawn by the Winograd Committee. It is a question that is beyond the mandate given to the committee, but it must be at the top of the Israeli public's priorities. Many politicians are not dealing with this because they see the Winograd Committee's report as part of an election campaign in which they must utilize the situation to help their party. The public is constantly being told that another war with Hezbollah and Syria is expected, and maybe soon. A clash with Hamas and the Palestinians is definitely expected. In this war, the Iranians - who are seeking nuclear weapons - will certainly play a negative role against Israel. Now the important question from the nation and public's standpoint is: Is the Olmert government capable of properly managing the war that could be imposed on Israel? Are they capable of managing a war in which better protection for the home front is ensured? Based on the Winograd report it appears that the current leadership is not suited for this. There must be a change in the composition of the leadership and its approach to issues of war and peace. [...] haaretz.com