The Israeli Defence Force that bulwark of Western values which stands almost alone against the hordes of Islamic oppressors in the Middle East while still a formidable fighting force appears to be having a few problems with its staff. Problems which on the surface appear to arise from a complacency issue.
Take for example the missile attack on the INS Hanit on the 14th of July 2006.
The Sa'ar 5-class corvette while stationed off the Lebanese coast was struck by a surface to surface missile launched by Hezbollah which resulted in the deaths of 4 men. The thing is the ship had the equipment on board which could have neutralised this threat but for some strange reason it was turned off as the officers didn’t perceive a threat during a time of war.
That is complacency.
An incident last week saw the famed Golani brigade leave a soldier sleeping in Gaza as they returned from an operation there. It transpired that during a head count one of his friends answered for him so the troops retired back to Israel leaving a man behind in enemy territory.
That is complacency.
Last week the head of the Israeli Central Command suspended an entire infantry company from active duty in the West Bank because 6 soldiers on patrol decided to steal a taxi then proceeded to shoot 2 innocent men.
That is criminal.
Israel, unlike its neighbours has to live under the microscope of liberal criticism, any act of complacency is used as an example of how weak Israel is, any criminal act is used as an example of how evil Israel is. With friends like these Israel cannot afford to become complacent.
Take for example the missile attack on the INS Hanit on the 14th of July 2006.
The Sa'ar 5-class corvette while stationed off the Lebanese coast was struck by a surface to surface missile launched by Hezbollah which resulted in the deaths of 4 men. The thing is the ship had the equipment on board which could have neutralised this threat but for some strange reason it was turned off as the officers didn’t perceive a threat during a time of war.
That is complacency.
An incident last week saw the famed Golani brigade leave a soldier sleeping in Gaza as they returned from an operation there. It transpired that during a head count one of his friends answered for him so the troops retired back to Israel leaving a man behind in enemy territory.
That is complacency.
Last week the head of the Israeli Central Command suspended an entire infantry company from active duty in the West Bank because 6 soldiers on patrol decided to steal a taxi then proceeded to shoot 2 innocent men.
That is criminal.
Israel, unlike its neighbours has to live under the microscope of liberal criticism, any act of complacency is used as an example of how weak Israel is, any criminal act is used as an example of how evil Israel is. With friends like these Israel cannot afford to become complacent.
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