Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Gaza - A thought for the day



''If Israel has a credible ceasefire plan that could really secure Gaza, it is not apparent. If Israel has a plan that could credibly destroy and replace Hamas, it is not apparent. If Israel has any plan to help the Gazans and move them back towards peace, it is not apparent. If Israel has any plan to use US or other friendly influence productively, it not apparent.

As we have seen all too clearly from US mistakes, any leader can take a tough stand and claim that tactical gains are a meaningful victory. If this is all that Olmert, Livni, and Barak have for an answer, then they have disgraced themselves and damaged their country and their friends. If there is more, it is time to make such goals public and demonstrate how they can be achieved. The question is not whether the IDF learned the tactical lessons of the fighting in 2006. It is whether Israel's top political leadership has even minimal competence to lead them.''

Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The View from Fez is in debit to Reda for bringing this to our attention: http://blogreda.blogspot.com/

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3 comments:

Unknown said...

I really have the heart broken seeing this young boy with all this blood!!!
At the 21th century, this is the kind of thing that should not exist! What are all world leaders are waiting to do something to stop this slaughter? I don't understand!!!

Anonymous said...

So cruel. These 'Human Beings' are being treated like animals and slaughtered. This has to stop.
Obama get off the fence!!!!

Anonymous said...

Israel attack caused lot of victims between palestinese civilians. Talkin about kids these r some numbers: over 300 killed, over 1500 wounded. That's just insane.