"I'll give you a sergeant as Voltaire"

Columnist Mila Ackerman analyzes why former IDF chiefs of staff, despite their military successes, fail in politics. Using the examples of Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, Yigael Yadin, and Rafael Eitan, the author shows that commanding an army does not guarantee success in governing a country, and political inexperience and gullibility lead to collapse.

Columnist Mila Ackerman, in an article on Vesty, analyzes the phenomenon of former IDF chiefs of staff failing in politics. The author argues that despite legendary military achievements, almost all of them failed in civilian life. Examples include Moshe Dayan, whose indecisiveness as defense minister before the Yom Kippur War nearly led to disaster; Yitzhak Rabin, whose first government fell due to political inexperience; Yigael Yadin, whose party DASH, having won 15 seats, quickly disintegrated; and Rafael Eitan, whose party TZOMET collapsed due to gullibility toward random people on its list. Ackerman concludes that politics is a science requiring study and experience, not just army command.

"I'll give you a sergeant as Voltaire"