"In any future conflict forced upon the state of Israel there will be a need to ensure that it is known who lost and who won," IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. -Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi. Ashkenazi said his comments during a meeting held with high-ranking reserve officers on Friday. The reserve forces provide for the focal point of the army's strength, said the IDF leader, adding that the military greatly invests in the training of its reservists.