Terror Terror Traumatic -error!

I know hundreds of people are going to write, talk, debate about this episode. Let me be yet another person!

What has happened (in magnitude) is something that was not witnessed in India for a long long time. It was massive. Mumbai, a stamped resilient city, was hit this time harder than ever before, with only 1993 blasts coming close to this. There are many many questions that rise in our minds, each and every Mumbaite's, Indian's minds. Who is going to answer them? No one, as usual. There is no authority who claims responsibility for the security lapse. There is no one authority who takes decision in this kind of crisis situation. NSA - National Security Advisor is supposed to be the one who can deal with these kinds of situations but he is a 75 year old, theorist. He does not know the ground reality. Never had fought or lead a team in fights and wars. How can anyone expect such a person to react correctly, accurately, practically, rationally, and also emotionally humanly?

Pak is blamed. But no point in having another Bush in India bombing Pakistan. That is not the solution - innocent people for innocent people! Terrorists are not born. They are prepared. They are made to realise how important their mission is. How they can be the next messaiahs on earth! Lashkar-e-Taiba's marine wing, a group under Al-Qeda is pointed out as one behind these attacks. Maximum the world together can do is kill one and all from LeT, Al-Qeda and reign supreme. But what is the guarantee that such similar group will not take birth in future? If a stronger group exists somewhere else?

With about 20-30 terrorists (max), we had about thousands of security guards including policemen, MARCOS, NSGs, Army, RAFs needed with about 59hours from the Kaaleshwar. Now these terrorist groups are made of huge man-power, undoubtedly. Though there is no confirmation or authority on that, theres is a huge group. If there are even say, just about 1000 such individuals, they can simultaneously get into atleast one capital city of each state. That would mean about 900 terrorists would be able to carry out a similar terrorists attack in every state. To get similar help in all the states would mean getting thousands and thousands of security guards. Can that be handled by India alone? Can the guards at borders be relieved for this operation?

Whatever it maybe, it would be a definite chaos...mostly intolerable and positively uncontrollable. Now, assuming another postulate that they are more than 1000, if they attack one capital city of every country in this world, would the w-o-r-l-d a-r-m f-o-r-c-e-s be enough to tackle them?

Grooming in the dark, closing eyes in the bright sunlight are two different things. But currently both seem to be holding good for India, and world at large, with respect to terrorists.

Update (08th Dec 2008):
Very impressed with what Aamir has written on his blog. I think what we have been thinking over here, has been very cleanly and clearly put by him. Have a look here.