IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz seems to have a lot of extra time on his hands. In the hours after two Israeli soldiers were snatched, and Israel was deciding if and when to go to war, it appears that Halutz had his mind on selling his stock, if reports so far have been accurate. In other words, at a most critical time when his mind should have been completely occupied with an impending war with Hezbollah, and the opening tactics to be used during such, he appears to have been thinking about his personal financial position.

Now, with Israel's first defeat ever in a war, and Hezbollah rearming and the danger all around Israel increasing day by day as a result of the war loss, Halutz is spending his time trying to find out who leaked the information about his stock sale.

Halutz seems to have his priorities a little messed up. But from public opinion polls taken recently in Israel, the populace does not seem to have its priorites out of whack. They understand that this has been an unmitigated disaster for Israel, and that Halutz played a large part in it. I rather suspect that Halutz will soon have all the time he needs to deal with his personal finances, as he will be either forced to resign or be justifiably fired from his position.