As soon as Hezbollah joined the war, it was clear the whole military operation was a flop. How could the opposition fail to see what senior American officials and many ordinary Israelis understood after only a few days?
People called the late Israeli President Shimon Peres a loser because he repeatedly failed to win elections. But as a young man, Peres established Israel’s defense industries, and later in life, he promoted a courageous diplomatic vision, even if it ultimately became a target of destruction.