When shit go down, how guilty are the politicians?

How much can we blame politicians? How responsible is Manmohan Singh for Mumbai events? They are an easy target for the people. Liberal media in India have started the blame game and public inciting. One thing that stands unfavorably for the UPA is the fact that they did not provide any alternative for POTA. But that apart, how soft are they to terror? Didn't they give freedom for ATS? In fact, the political pressure has been from the opposition. How reaslistic are the public in this case? There is a lot of understandable anger, but the logistics in meeting their demands IMO are beyond their comprehension.

What do we as a nation want now? Go to war with Pakistan? Protect the borders. Identify illegal immigrants? Identify homegrown terrorists? All steps easier said than done. People talk of political will. What do we do with political will? All said and done, the past two decades have been the most liberal for India. Do we want the political will to destroy that? Giving a blanket accusation would be a slap to politicians and beurocrats who worked hard for the economic reforms. As shown with the economic reforms, political will is always there, the missing factor is the knowledge in the case of security.

For example, modern weaponary for the police force. People blame politicians for the outdated weaponary. Aren't the police themselves at a better position to know what weapon is best for them? I would not go into much on training etc... as that is a topic I have little knowledge on. Police constables were holding 303's against the automatics the terrorists were using.

Another politician who has had a major fall out is the Kerala CM. Peer pressure is something that is very difficult to overcome. IMO, the CM initially had the right idea in staying away from the slain Major's house. This was in tune with the family's requests. But, the media and public are really cruel entities that push politicians into stuff they do not want to do.

Now, a piece of opinion from me on the issue. I think the issue is decentralization of power. The regional parties have too much power. Regional politics have played a heavy role in national politics. Let MMS and Advani face off against each other for the top post. And whoever wins gets power for 5 years no matter what.