Conceptions of Limited War

Haaretz today has a fascinating editorial by Ze'ev Schiff on Israeli misconceptions associated with the Yom Kippur (aka Ramadan, aka October) War. It's a high-caliber intellectual article, and the first half is an arcane discussion of Israeli politics and dead politicians. The latter half - beginning with the subheading "Blind Spot" - is an interesting discussion of Egypt's strategic aims in the limited war, and the failure of Israeli intelligence at the time.