All those who are jumping up and down and claiming jewish victory might aswell go home have a beer with freedom fries, relax and then come back when there is another round between yahoodi and Hizbullah.
By Molly Moore
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, August 15, 2006; Page A07
JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday acknowledged mistakes in the war against Hezbollah as the Israeli government confronted widespread criticism and political recriminations over the conflict.
“There have been failings and shortcomings,” Olmert, with deep circles under his eyes and a haggard look on his face, told a special session of the Israeli parliament. “We need to examine ourselves in all aspects and all areas. We will not sweep anything under the table, we will not hide anything. We must ensure that next time things will be done better.”
Defense Minister Amir Peretz announced he would “conduct a deep and wide investigation on all that occurred before the war erupted and through its duration.”
Olmert said he accepted the anger and disappointment.
“The responsibility for this operation lies with me,” the prime minister said during his address before the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. "I am not asking to share this responsibility with anyone whatsoever.
“We have suffered very painful blows, both on the home front and the front lines in the field,” he continued. "We did not deceive anyone, we did not delude anyone.
Israeli critics are warning that Israel’s deterrence may have suffered a life-threatening blow, giving arch enemy Iran an opening to pursue its stated goal of destroying Israel.
“A couple thousand Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters kept Israel at bay for over a month,” said Chuck Freilich, Israel’s former deputy National Security Adviser who is now a senior fellow at the Kennedy School of Government.
“This now shows that irregular forces with Iranian support can be effective against a large and sophisticated conventional army.”
** If Israel can’t deal effectively with Hezbollah now, some Israelis ask, what’s going to happen down the road when Iran sends even more lethal weapons? For many, the future looks scary. **
Please let me add to the last para, The future is not scary coz you have no future, nations living on borrowed time and money have no future.