Posted on 01/02/2009 10:14:23 AM PST by mojito
George Orwell once quipped, "The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it."
Since Tuesday it has become clear that the Olmert-Livni-Barak government has decided to end the war with Iran's Hamas proxy army in Gaza as quickly as possible. That is, the government has decided to lose the war.
Most Israelis are unaware of this state of affairs. In an obvious attempt to bolster the popularity of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak ahead of the February 10 general elections, the local media have spent the six days since the government launched Operation Cast Lead praising the government's competence and wisdom, and declaring victory over Hamas after every IAF sortie in Gaza.
What the media have declined to notice is that the outcome of the war will not be determined by the number of Hamas buildings the IAF destroys. The outcome of this war - like the outcome of all wars - will be determined by one factor only: Which side will achieve the goals it set out for itself at the outset of the conflict and which side will concede its goals?
Depressingly, the current machinations of the Olmert-Livni-Barak government demonstrate that when the fighting is over, Hamas and not Israel will be able to declare that it accomplished its goals.
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ScaniaBoy beat me to the punch!
I just posted this story here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157699/posts
Dire warning from MS Glick. Unfortunately I don’t think she is completely wrong. As I note in my comment the one thing that could hinder Olmert/Livni/Barak from doing something this stupid is the fact that they will in all likelihood in that case hand the election to Netanyahu.
You mean Boca Raton and Great Neck.
Condos there are a good investment right now, IMO. When Obama sells out the Jews, the market will boom.
Israel lost the war when they withdrew from Gaza in the first place. Israel lost the war when they partitioned their own country.
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