While we are winning the battles (though some like today’s, at a very, very high cost) the question is why aren’t we winning the war, and why are our losses as bad as they are and progress as slow as it has been?

Besides our currently incompetent leadership, the answer is because of Oslo, Barak and the Disengagement.

Oslo insinuated into the minds of our people that we thought we didn’t need to fight.

Barak, running away from Lebanon, caused us to forget how to fight the enemy.

While Disengagement caused our army to no longer even remember who the enemy is.

Leftist ideology has crippled our fighting abilities and fighting acumen. Period. Our generals have been selected based on their loyalty to Disengagement and ability to fulfill that mission, not based on their ability to defend the State.

When was the last time regular army recruits seriously trained in small unit field tactics? Mention something basic like ‘dilugim’ and today’s soldier looks back at you blankly. Mention sensitively removing someone from their home, and they’ll tell you all about it. (Forget recruits, what about reservists?)

I remember when Oslo started and the brainwashing was in full force and a unit of Golani recruits on a bus surrendered their weapons when surrounded by PA terrorists.

This is what the Left has done to us.

We will win, because this war will cause us to return to the basics and regain what we lost, but at what price?