Monday, August 21, 2006

Israel: Hold inquiries - with due deliberateness.

Parallels between the recent conflict with Hizballah and the Yom Kippur war came to my mind when the cease-fire took effect in Lebanon. There are silver linings in the clouds of this war, but it will take time for them to be fully apparent.

Here is an article by a US military strategist available online from the Jerusalem Post.

The politicians in Israel must appraise what happened, (Israel should be better prepared in future), but they should not be too hasty in their judgement of Olmert, his ministers and his generals. How they move forward is critical to the longterm prospects for peace.

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