No they're not. That's the problem.
Olmert vetoed the aggressive approach initially advocated by the Israeli military, and instead opted for a widely-unsuccessful campaing of airstrikes alone. Not only did the airstrikes fail in their military objective, but the images hurt the Israelis politically as well.
When he finally did order a ground attack, it was very limited in scope and involved far too few troops. What was needed was a rapid attack with overwhelming force, and that's what Olmert has not done. Honestly, this is a seriously timid campaign to this point.
"Olmert vetoed the aggressive approach initially advocated by the Israeli military, and instead opted for a widely-unsuccessful campaing of airstrikes alone. Not only did the airstrikes fail in their military objective, but the images hurt the Israelis politically as well.
When he finally did order a ground attack, it was very limited in scope and involved far too few troops. What was needed was a rapid attack with overwhelming force, and that's what Olmert has not done. Honestly, this is a seriously timid campaign to this point."
Another bright guy here at FR who knows the real deal. My hats off to you XJarhead, I just posted something similar and wouldn't have if I had read your post sooner. You summed it all up!