The one-eyed general was pleased with the major's chutzpah, daring, and initiative. Scheinerman did not need to have things spelled out. Dayan liked operating in this theater of the unsaid, where orders were given in silence and plans were set in motion with raised eyebrows and imperceptible nods. Officers were given vast leeway, and the question of ultimate responsibility was ambiguous. Eventually, this modus operandi would sour their relationship: Success has many proud parents, but failure is frequently an orphan.
Source: Hefez and Bloom.
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