An official Israeli government report published yesterday criticized Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, military chief of staff, for “serious failure in exercising judgment, responsibility and prudence” during the lead-up and first six days of Israel’s month-long war with Lebanon last summer. In a televised response, Olmert acknowledged the mistakes, but said he would not resign.

Shmuel Rosner draws comparisons of the Winograd Report to investigations of other "failed wars," specifically the Bay of Pigs invasion and the current war in Iraq.

The Economist says political rivals may still force Olmert’s resignation, capitalizing on approval ratings that were in the single digits even before the Winograd report. “...[B]ut the Israeli public has been so disillusioned for so long that it may well just shrug.”

The Washington Times says not to be surprised if Iran and Syria “gamble on the possibility that Israelis will focus on the prime minister's political problems rather than security threats like the anarchoterrorist state being created in Gaza.”

The Guardian sees Olmert’s response as an attempt to spread the blame around, betting that his own party, Kadima, is not yet ready for him to step down.

Helena Cobban at The Nation offers an outline of the reports main findings before expanding her scope to the choice all Jewish Israelis now face.

In an interview on NPR’s All Things Considered, David Makovsky says that, whatever happens with Olmert, the 150-page report is a model of impartial, thorough investigation by a democracy into its own possible deficiencies. “This is Israel at its finest,” Makovsky says.