59 hours of terror. A prime city and all prime locations. 10 guys have the guts to hold a whole city hostage and all we can do is respond. Is this an intelligence failure? How did all these weapons cross into Mumbai with all the security in place? How were they able to bring in AK rifles, hand grenades, RDX and a huge stock of dry fruits to carry out such an attack at such an unprecedented scale? Have we become too weak as a country? Why is it that this year has seen such a surge in terror attacks all over the country? First the serial blasts occurring in successive cities and now this. One month of the year still remains. It sends a shudder down the spine to think what the next target might be. A person leaving his home in the morning is not sure whether he will return home that day alive. As for this time, the wounds may heal but the scars will remain.
Now that the attacks are supposedly over, what are we going to do? Will we just savor the moment of triumph or will we ensure that there is no encore? Will we just wait for the terrorists to make a move or will we draw blood this time? One terror attack on the USA and it overthrew a country’s government. Why does it think that it has all the rights and other countries must rely on the decisions of the USA? The very heart of our democracy was attacked right when it was beating and our only response was condemning the attacks. Why is it that we fail to make a strong statement every time terror strikes? Is it the dearth of opportunities? Well we have had plenty of them this year. Why is the leadership so afraid to take a harsh, concrete step? Even when it became clear that the terrorists were Pakistani nationals, the Pak PM has the guts to say that they will aid India in all possible ways. He might as well have said that Pakistan will aid every terrorist in India in all possible ways!! Why don’t we allow the military to take charge and give a befitting reply to this proxy war? When will we realize that we are in fact in a state of war with the terrorists? Why do we always think that we are safe the moment one terror strike is neutralized? Why do we just keep on cutting the stems rather than uprooting the entire tree? The terrorists have drawn first blood all these days. Its high time we draw blood too and finish this once and for all.
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