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Respect for IDF is gone
Sima Kadmon
Published: 19.08.10, 00:46
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1. kadmon doom and gloom
alexi   (08.19.10)
Like haber, kadmon exaggerates and whines his despair at life blaming the idf and those who serve it. No one or soldier is perfect. Mistakes are made. IDF is a good army with lots of good soldiers and good commanders. Problems develop and rust accumulates. Zeira, gohnen, halutz are recent examples of poor generals. And yes photos next to arabs, and purported documents favoring galant are not the best things to come out. yet galant, barak and ashkenazi have and are serving while kadman and haber and olmert do zilch, nothing for israeli security. kadmon belongs to the olmert, haber, beilin, ben ami of doom and gloom cowards which got a lot of jews killed in world war ll.
2. Anything Ehud Barak touches turns to
RB ,   USA   (08.19.10)
garbage.
3. tradition of arrogance in the Israeli IDF and Police
J Leno   (08.19.10)
It’s a tradition of arrogance in the Israeli IDF and Police they act as if they own the organization the have commend over. Noting new, Dayan, Witsman and many more.
4. godamn journalists.
(08.19.10)
no one has a clue whats going on, all the news sources are in full fear mongering mode, over a goddamned forged document. the army is doing a great job lately and we have good generals, cheer up
5. DISRESPECT
COLIN   (08.19.10)
Finally the cowardly groveling backstabbing minister of defence (very questionable) has been able to bring the mighty IDF to be the whipping dog of the press and Israeli public. The haridi do not have to serve or partake in any Israeli activities but to extort money from the tax minister. In a case of war it can be suggested to send these haridi to the front and save the lives of soldiers. Nobody would feel disgraced.Barak's doing!!!!! trying to bypass the law. Generals preparing for politics !!Baraks filthy back stabbing adventures. Galant ???Bombing empty fields and buildings wasteing time money manpower and resourses of the IDF calling it a resonce to kassam rockets. Barak interfereing with army work !!! Well there is NO RESPECT FOR WHICH WAS ONCE A GREAT ARMY
6. The Whole Thing Is Ridiculous
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (08.19.10)
Does anyone know or care who the General Chief of Staff in the US is? No. It is irrelevant. But, here it is news and the media is forcing the public to be concerned about this business. Israeli media is shameful in that it has artificially bubbled this issue up to headline news when it is a really a meaningless childish game. This issue is the concern of immature minds.
7. O.K.
Chaim Galil ,   Prague   (08.19.10)
HI, REUVEN BRAUNER, I GUESS EXACTLY SAME. :-D
8. I lost confidence during the disengagement from Gaza.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (08.19.10)
And Ehud Barak as Defense Minister? Who could have confidence in that clown? I'm not talking about the vast majority of soldiers, the soldiers aren't the problem. But at the highest echelons, the military has been politicized, it's become as crappy as our other institutions.
9. While Iran is about to launch its nuclear facility
Avi ,   Geneva   (08.19.10)
the IDF, the government and the media are all focused on their internal problems of ambitions and plots! Maybe this is intentional - diverting attention from the utter failure of appropriate response to a real and major threat - because there is no will to oppose it. Sad for Israel - whose very existence is now at stake. Not only the existence of the State, but the very life of millions of its people.
10. #9 Avi. EXACTLY!!!
tanya ,   tel aviv israel   (08.19.10)
11. Cleaning
Ricardo Macher ,   Karnei Shomron IL   (08.19.10)
Want to clean the house quickly and effectively? Kick Barak out of the government!!! That would be good for Israel and a clear message to others who want to follow his steps.
12. So Whats New
Brazen   (08.19.10)
so if the IDF lost its Rep then there is nothing to loose as far as P.R. goes. Maybe Israel will do what it has to to do HINT, HINT ;) !!!
13. typical ynet heading a non article
(08.19.10)
youre making us yawn an awful lot lately
14. Armies.....
Abir ,   Chicago, IL   (08.19.10)
are a reflection of their peoples. It is amazing that you now need a PR firm to help you get appointed to Chief of Staff in the IDF. But how is it different from the rest of Israel's leadership?
15. #11 Ricardo Macher
Moragh   (08.23.10)
..... and I'll say AMEN to that, Ricardo!
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