JPost Scrubs Relatively Honest Summary Of Winograd Commission’s Comments On Peretz

By
Omri Ceren
– May 2, 2007Posted in: Politics Israeli

In this post, Israel Matzav has this link going to an article that is supposed to say this:

Peretz, who should not have accepted the Defense portfolio in the first place, did not do what he should have to make up for his lack of knowledge of security matters after he accepted the post, according to the report.

That article definitely existed at one time…

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… but that link doesn’t have anything like that paragraph now. Too bad – it’s obviously and brutally true. We’d go back and gloat about how absurd it was for Ha’aretz to cheer when he beat Peres, thereby unseating one of Israel’s most successful Defense Ministers (who if nothing else knew that the IDF was unprepared), shattering a unity government that was shepherding Israel through the Second Intifada, and leading to the miserable situation that Israel finds itself in today. But honestly, it just kind of makes us sad. One parting quote from the Winograd Commission Report:

The Minister of Defense did not possess knowledge and experience with political, military or governmental matters. He also did not possess a good familiarity with the fundamentals of the use of military force as a tool for achieving objectives. In spite of this he made his decisions without consulting with those who did possess experience.

No kidding.

References:
* Winograd: Olmert ‘passive’, Peretz should never have been defense minister [Israel Matzav]
* Winograd report: PM was unprepared [JPost]
* Key Players in Israeli War Inquiry [AP]
* Israel War Report Damns Olmert [Danger Room]

Previously:
* Peretz is So Useless That Even the Liberal Cheerleaders from Haaretz are Pissed Off At Him
* MR Was Right. Ha’aretz Was Wrong. Peretz Is An Incompetent Union Thug. Thus Was It Ever So.
* Israeli Political Roundup – Look Who’s Supporting Sharon Now