Dreaming on

If I have to say one "good thing" about last summer's war, is that it has shaken up a lot of Israelis. Of course they don't have the emotional and moral strength to admit that their entire way of thinking is faulty and dangerous, but they're starting to ask some good questions about the way the military and political establishments make decisions.

The recent television programs commemorating the war have brought up some good points. They've also had some outrageously bad things, like asking a Hamas representative what he thinks of Israel. I kid you not!

One person who refuses to admit any mistakes whatsoever and continues to fantasize about the Arabs "peaceful intentions," (an oxymoron if there ever was,) is Olmert.

Israel does not want war with Syria, and does not believe Syria wants war either, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday. (for complete article click here)

He still doesn't get it.

• That's the delusional thinking which almost lost us our country in 1973, when Syria and Egypt attacked on Yom Kippur.
• That's the delusional thinking which kept the defense establishment from properly preparing for war since our victory in 1967.
• That's the delusional thinking on which most politicians and the media keep trying to brainwash the country into believing.
• That's the delusional thinking which endangers our lives every day.

There's no basis to that theory. It's wishful thinking at its worst.

How much do we have to suffer, how many attacks until Israel wisens up?