Its a familiar sight to us now. Charred bodies, blood, screams, mangled vehicles, sirens, police vans, wailing- Terror strikes are something that we have grown accustomed to. There is no point criticizing what happened in Mumbai yesterday, no point in blaming the government, the Intelligence agencies or the Police. We must accept the fact that terror will continue to hit us hard every now and then, with ever increasing frequency and that we are expected to put forth a brave face and live the next day as if the past never happened. No matter if 100s of our countrymen died, if 1000s of our compatriots died, if the heart of this nation is held hostage. We must not crib, we must not complain. We must live, being fully aware that tomorrow could be our turn, after all it is only a matter of time that that carefully hidden bomb finds you instead of that high profile minister.
To offer words of comfort to Mumbai would be like asking Mumbai to shun reality and retreat into a make believe world where the government functions and intelligence works. For a change, lets not deceive ourselves and Mumbaikars anymore. There will be countless such strikes and the blood of thousands more would be spilt. Its an eventuality that we have to learn to live with. And why you ask? Thanks to our own selves that is why! We happen to have voted this imbecile, uncouth, incapable and ill functioning government into power. This government cares more about whether the terror is 'Green' or 'Saffron' rather than what could have been done in advance. It cares more about the fact that Osama was not given a proper burial than about the alarming security situation in the country. It cares more about making money through scams and bribes than making Mumbai a safer place to live in!
Shri Manmohan Singh & Shrimati Sonia Gandhi better not offer any words of condolence this time around. They better not set foot in Mumbai. We have had enough of this charade. Every terror strike is supposed to be the last, till the next one comes around and finds us as ill-prepared as ever. Indo-Pak amity be damned! When will we be men enough and stand up to the threats that face us and our future? How long will we continue to be the Ostrich that hides its head in the sand? Does this pusillanimity behove the stature of this nation on the world stage? Is it befitting a nation that claims to be the next World Superpower?
Mr. Manmohan Singh, while we know that it is futile for us to expect anything out of you and the lame duck administration you lead, but this might be the only chance for you to prove yourself worthy of the glorious position you hold. For once, Can you not let the nation down?
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