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Winograd Report: Israeli Army Had Head in Sand

Last month the Winograd Commission, appointed by the Israeli government pick apart the 2006 Summer War in Lebanon, published its initial report criticizing senior leaders and the military. Now, for the first time, the full report is available in English, and Danger Room buddy Haninah Levine, from the Center for Defense Information, has written an […]

Idftroops Last month the Winograd Commission, appointed by the Israeli government pick apart the 2006 Summer War in Lebanon, published its initial report criticizing senior leaders and the military. Now, for the first time, the full report is available in English, and Danger Room buddy Haninah Levine, from the Center for Defense Information, has written an awesome analysis. Haninah says the report stresses three important lessons for the Israeli Defense Forces:

1) Western militaries are in active denial concerning the limitations of precision weapons

2) There are real consequences to overstretching a military

3) Rhetorical praise for the troops must not interfere with honest assessment of their abilities

Sound like anything U.S. forces might benefit from?

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