…Olmert is still toast. My nephew, who is a veteran of the Israeli army but has not been called up because he’s here in the States for a few months, writes:

“I can’t believe he’s doing this. I cannot believe we are once again running from Lebanon with our tails between our legs. Olmert’s picture will now appear in the dictionary next to the word ‘coward.’”

This will be a very common opinion across the political spectrum.