The Curious Case of Ehud Olmert

We've seen right wingers such as Generals Sharon and Rabin become more moderate and liberal in their ideas, but is Ehud Olmert a political Benjamin Button--becoming more right wing just at the time he would be expected to be exhibiting all of the signs of a lame duck? For now, I am not complaining:

Sources close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed Sunday that he continues to disagree with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni regarding the question of continuing the warfare in Gaza. The so-called troika met last evening to discuss the subject, and both Barak and Livni reportedly argued for ending Operation Cast Lead as soon as possible. This is apparently the reason Olmert wants to present the issue to the security cabinet, where the majority supports his view.

Livni contends that continuing the offensive could harm the deterrence it has achieved so far and damage Israel diplomatically. Barak objects mainly to inserting ground troops deep into densely populated areas of Gaza. For his part, Olmert told the full cabinet Sunday that stopping Operation Cast Lead now would be a missed opportunity.

At long last--Olmert is showing leadership.
Now quick! Have an election before the old Olmert comes back.

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