Friday, November 28, 2008

Delayed government reaction (Mumbai Terror Attack)


Sometimes, calling our country, a place known for variety is a shame. Amidst the brave acts of hotel staff to save lives and the good work that the NSGs did to get some control over the entire situation, we cannot forget the prime points:

Why did the government take so long to come to a consensus to take a decision. Decision to bring in armed forces should have happened long before. In fact, such decisions take be taken in minutes. But that's the least of the problem; look at the other quesionable points:

1. NSGs took almost 3 hours to scramble and come to Mumbai
2. They were brought to ground zero in BEST buses (The choppers were used much later)
3. The NSGs were not given any hotel layout for the first few moments and they had to act on their own



Where do these points take us to? It takes us to believe that we are not well equipped to handle such impromptu terror attacks.

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