50 reservist officers sign petition calling for Olmert's resignation
By JPOST.COM STAFF
IDF reservists on Monday stepped up the pressure on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ahead of
the publication of the Winograd report with the publication of a letter demanding his
resignation signed by 50 company commanders.
"Senior military commanders paid the price for their failures and were forced to resign,
while you, who are at the top of the system, refuse to accept standards of personal
responsibility," read the letter, which was shown on Channel 2 news. "Anyone who is not
committed to personal responsibility cannot send people to war, and this is true of a
prime minister as it is of every company commander."
In the letter the officers emphasize that they will continue to serve and follow orders,
but assert that "it is not only our privilege but our duty to demand that you change your
mind, accept responsibility for your failures in the Second Lebanon War and make the
necessary personal conclusions."