Olmert’s thinking: avoid occupation at all costs
By Ted belman
In my article on Aug 4 (before the Lebanon War II ended), No ceasefire is better than a bad ceasefire I wrote,
The prosecution of his war by Olmert’s left leaning government has been a disaster. It has been and is based on the desire to avoid another occupation. There is a belief among the left, undeterred by events, that occupation is the problem. This belief led to the signing of the disastrous Oslo Accords, the retreat from Lebanon in 2000 and the unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. And finally it motivates Olmert’s convergence plan.
[..] Olmert is dedicated to avoiding an occupation rather then to achieving victory.
Moshe Arens, in today’s Haaretz article: Dogmatic avoidance of ground action is true error of Lebanon war, agrees.
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