All weekend we have been seeing and reading how Michaele Salahi and her husband crashed the the Obama Administration's first State Dinner for the Prime Minister of India. We all know about the couple and their desire for stardom and to be famous.
Unfortunately, what we do not know is what agreements, if any, the USA and India made during the Prime Minister's visit.
Was Obama able to convince the Prime Minister to go easy on Pakistan, so that Pakistan can concentrate on attacking Taliban and al Qaeda strongholds, rather than stationing troops on their border with India?
Will India provide money to help the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan? I know Indian troops would not be welcomed, but gold is welcomed everywhere.
And what about trade agreements? Were deals made that will be favorable to American consumers and more importantly, the American worker?
This is the information I am looking for, not how some blond bombshell smiled her way past the Secret Service.
Our country is in major trouble and we should be focusing on bringing down debt and creating jobs, rather than the next reality star.
Its Common Sense!!
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Indian Intelligence
The massacre in Mumbai will be investigated for sometime into the future. It appears that for many in India this is their 9/11.
What is frightening about this attack is that it appears to have been very well planned out and that the targets were not part of the infra-structure - train stations like in England or Spain, or symbolic structures of power, like the Twin Towers in New York. This time it appears that the terrorists wanted the world to know they could go where they want, even luxury hotels and do what they want.
The fact that they not only targeted westerners but also a large number of Indians shows that they were not overly sensitive about their target, rather settling for targets of convenience.
Pakistan has denied any involvement and is sending the top intelligence commander to confer with the Indians. Let's hope that's true.
Since both India and Pakistan have nuclear capability, the idea of things getting out of control there is very frightening. One can only hope that cooler heads will prevail.
Of course the main concern is to find out how the terrorists arrived, how they were supplied and to take the necessary measures to insure it will not happen again. The same measures need to be taken everywhere else, especially here where a person can go to a gun show by a semi-automatic assault rifle, convert it to automatic fire and then go on a rampage.
American gun laws will be a topic for another day.
Right now the USA needs to insure that our intelligence agencies develop close ties with the intelligence agencies of all countries threatened by acts of terrorism, so that information can be shared and used to help each other avoid future tragedies.
In this day of terrorism, we have to be our brother's keeper.
Its Common Sense.
What is frightening about this attack is that it appears to have been very well planned out and that the targets were not part of the infra-structure - train stations like in England or Spain, or symbolic structures of power, like the Twin Towers in New York. This time it appears that the terrorists wanted the world to know they could go where they want, even luxury hotels and do what they want.
The fact that they not only targeted westerners but also a large number of Indians shows that they were not overly sensitive about their target, rather settling for targets of convenience.
Pakistan has denied any involvement and is sending the top intelligence commander to confer with the Indians. Let's hope that's true.
Since both India and Pakistan have nuclear capability, the idea of things getting out of control there is very frightening. One can only hope that cooler heads will prevail.
Of course the main concern is to find out how the terrorists arrived, how they were supplied and to take the necessary measures to insure it will not happen again. The same measures need to be taken everywhere else, especially here where a person can go to a gun show by a semi-automatic assault rifle, convert it to automatic fire and then go on a rampage.
American gun laws will be a topic for another day.
Right now the USA needs to insure that our intelligence agencies develop close ties with the intelligence agencies of all countries threatened by acts of terrorism, so that information can be shared and used to help each other avoid future tragedies.
In this day of terrorism, we have to be our brother's keeper.
Its Common Sense.
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