Sunday November 30, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Now that the Mombai terror attack is over, analysts are turning into Monday morning quarterbacks.
While it is very important to study this terrorist operation and the counter terror response, it is wrong to quarterback.

The situation could have been handled better, but these were the circumstances and for better or for worse, this is the way it played out.
Now we must bury the dead, learn our lessons, put what we learn into practice and better protect ourselves in the future.

These terrorists were very well armed and very well prepared and that was critical to the success of the operation. From the beginning it was clear that the terrorists were better prepared than the on site teams from India. Only when real, trained, counter terror squads arrived was the situation able to change. Even then, the tide the terrorists maintained the upper hand for a very long time.

We need to study this event.
We need to learn from mistakes.
We must not judge.

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