So Kent,are you one of those " Oh,Israel can do no wrong !" people ?
If so,why ?
I am one of those "Israel has done no wrong' crowd. They are trying to protect them and theirs. There is no higher calling for a nation.
Zinni has forgotten that. I don't trust any generals today. They have been steeped in leftist CO2 (Care and Consideration of Others=CO2) training, and sensitized. Patton wouldn't recognize the General Officer Corps today. He would be disgusted, to say the least.
Nope. But there's a far, cavernous and -- for any reasonable, thinking adult not skulking about, fearfully, in mortal dread of imaginary "neo-con cabals" and muttering darkly about how "our country's been bought and paid for by our Israeli masters" and suchlike -- obvious distance between, say:
"Israel, just like any other dedicated democracy, is a trustworthy and valued ally, even if we disagree with one another occasionally, as sister nations in good faith inevitably will";
-- and --
"Israel is our ally only when it suits Israel's purpose."
The first example is something a sane and rational person might say, upon due consideration of the facts on the ground, re: the verifiable history of the American/Israeli relationship. It is distinguished, chiefly, by a complete and utter lack of resemblance to the second example provided.