For their own good

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/752245.html ^

[tobyprissy]

For their own good By Uzi Benziman

What does Ehud Olmert mean when he says the state does not have the luxury of wallowing in internal investigations and reciprocal recrimination? What does Amir Peretz mean when he stresses that the internal examination committee he was so quick to appoint will not search for failures but instead study the army to prevent problems in the future? What does Dan Halutz mean when he declares that the entire Israel Defense Forces should undergo review but that for now it must focus on preparing for the next round, which is imminent? All three mean the same thing. They mean to prevent the creation of a government commission of inquiry with muscles to probe and sharp teeth to sink into those responsible for the calamity that befell the country during the dog days of July and August, but they hide their motives behind beautiful explanations.

This troika does not even realize it has lost all credibility, as well as its ability to rule the country and command the army. Above all, it has lost its moral authority to send soldiers into the next war. The prime minister and the defense minister, who decided to launch this disastrous war after only a few hours' consultation, the chief of staff who failed to prepare the army for the task and presented an unrealistic outline of its outcome - all three are unfit to remain in their jobs. The basic principle of reward and punishment mandates their immediate resignation. Their aspiration to remain in their jobs reflects a rare degree of arrogance: By what skills and achievements proved in the past month is the public supposed to continue to place its fate in their hands?

[goldstategop]

When even Haaretz, the Hebrew Palestinian daily, is demanding the resignation of this government - its REALLY over!

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)