• May 23, 2013

Tag Archives: strategic policy

April 29, 2012, 12:59 pm

Military Wisdom vs. Civilian Bravado

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Today’s New York Times included an important article for anyone concerned about the possibility of imminent war in the Middle East, not to mention nuclear war in general. “Remarks by Former Official Fuel Israeli Discord on Iran” reported that public discord has been growing between the Israeli civilian and military leadership over the desirability of a pre-emptive attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Evidently, the recently retired head of Israel’s Shin Bet (equivalent to our FBI) strongly criticized the civilian Israeli leadership, saying that “I don’t believe in a leadership that makes decisions based on messianic feelings. I have observed them from up close. I fear very much that these are not the people I’d want at the wheel.”

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