The Mumbai Terrorist Attack - spineless response from the Central Govt.

The Indian government's response to the situation so far has been shameful. It reinforces the charge that we are a "soft state". Anything less than joint operations to flush out terrorists from PoK would be an insult to the martyrs who laid down their lives during the anti-terrorist operation. From the signs so far, Manmohan Singh and his cabinet, seem to be heading down the usual path of wishy-washy diplomatic posturing. The US had the courage and conviction to go to war against two countries in response to 9/11. We might not be a super-power like the US, but the world's sympathy is with us today, and no one would fault us for carrying operations to flush out terrorists in areas adjoining the Indo-Pak border. I hope the government re-instates some self-respect and faith in to a wounded and humiliated nation by launching strikes into PoK to eliminate terrorists. At this moment, though many chose to denounce the act as arrogant, I cannot but help admiring the guts and conviction that George Bush Jr. showed while making the much quoted - "You are with or against us" - remark. It's time our leaders showed some pride and announced that we are done with talks and summits. Let's hear the world's third largest army rumble...