Reply #1: Livni's time has come [View All]

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According to Livni, in all her activities she has always preferred the quiet working methodology over blatant headlines (she has filled a ministerial role in seven ministries within a very short timeframe) - and this applied to the war as well.

She voted against the Air Force's aerial operation in Beirut's Dahia neighborhood along with Minister Avi Dichter. She opposed the destruction of two empty houses, one of them the private home of Nasrallah, which according to Livni could not have led to a victory but did obliged Hizbullah to escalate its bombings and launching of long-range missiles at Haifa. The bombing was carried out at the whim of the generals, riding the waves of glory.

She suggested that Olmert end the fighting after the initial phase. She didn't make similar proposals later on. According to her, what could have been achieved on Thursday could not have been achieved on Sunday. Israel's power of deterrence was at stake.

She opposed the extension Olmert gave the army to continue fighting 60 hours after the ceasefire resolution was reached. The 60 hours that were given to the IDF were also given to Hizbullah; it could continue bombarding the home front with missiles.

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