Olmert is under lots of pressure. I know there is pressure to get out with as few casualties as possible. I know there is pressure to hurry up and get it over. It's becoming very expensive to the economy and the well-being of his people.
I am not sure if he's found secure poltical footing. He needs the heart of a lion, the wisdom of Solomon, nerves of steel and generals who will do the right thing over and over and over again.
I don't know if he and his circle has what it takes, and I don't know enough about the internal workings of Israeli power structures (power structures often being outside of the official leadership channels) to know what will happen next, but if they look too waffly, the right's going to pounce, and the left will push the other way and Israel could collapse into a political struggle at the worst possible moment.
May God guide the right advice into his head, and may he be given the wisdom to follow it, whatever is the right thing.
"He needs..."
...to act militarily on every intelligence report indicating that there is even a slight possibilty of Hezbollah activity.
Amen, the world is watching... All it takes is for Israel to stand up and wipe them out... the rest will follow.
I wholeheartedly agree. It's surely a precarious position for Israel and I pray for the wisdom and strength of it's leaders.