"If you have to shoot, shoot - don't talk," says Eli Wallach in the unforgettable scene from The good, the bad and the ugly, after killing a guy who was pointing a gun at him and yapping away moments ago.
Recently, one Israeli was killed by a Hamas rocket from the Gaza strip. Within a week, more than 500 Palestinians are now dead--Israel made no statements before starting the pounding of Gaza from air--and by the time the Israelis are done with their ground invasion, every Hamas militant will have the fear of Moses drilled into him.
On the contrary, more than a month after the Mumbai massacres, Indian leaders continue barking about how the Mumbai terror attack was sponsored by a Pakistan-based group, how the Pak government needs to arrest those responsible and hand them over to India, or else...
And the Pak response has been predictable. Yes, we will look into it...no, we don't give a damn...don't you dare threaten us... The more India repeats its 'or else', the lesser its threat value seems. Exactly what Pakistan wants India to do and the gutless, spineless, shameless ruling coalition of this country continues to play into their hands (with an eye on the Muslim vote bank in India--its mainstay of support). They are further encouraged by a significant section of the pussilanimous and cowardly citizenry as well as politicians who state that "war is not really an option". God know what the hell is an option then.
The outrage of majority of the Indians--after millions of angry outbursts--is now best expressed by the irrepressible R. K. Laxman in today's Times of India. His cartoon shows a bureaucrat walking out of a meeting, telling Laxman's common man, "All the chief ministers and heads of various parties sat together and discussed for six hours and unanimously agreed that the terrorist activities should be condemned". Touche Laxman!
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