Fiasco? Israel Suddenly Tables Wider Lebanon offensive?

As I was writing the last post, word came in that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has suddenly decided to put the planed and approved offensive on hold as its initial stages are already in motion. If true, this is one more graphic illustration of the confusion and indecisiveness that has plagued the Israeli leadership from the beginning of this conflict, and has been written about extensively by the Neocon Express. Israeli leaders are truly at this point a disappointment, as opposed to citizens and soldiers who are more than ready to do their duty and are being let down by a rudderless and confused leadership. First it was just an air war, then only “in and out” operations, and then only a narrow security zone, Bint Jubail was captured, and then not captured. Then an operation to the Litani River was on, and then was off, then on again by vote of the Security Cabinet, and now off again. Unless this is some kind of psychological warfare to keep the enemy off balance while a brilliant move is being conducted (which I doubt but would be happy if true), then this is turning into an unparalleled fiasco emanating from the political level.

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