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Hurrah for the good guys
Sorry, this sort of thing should really be something more like a blog entry, but as I don't have one, I'm going to abuse the system just this once.I've been following the Sri Lanka situation for years, ever since the LTTE broke through and took the big army base at Elephant Pass in 2000 (due to total incompetence and cowardice by the SLA). Afterwards, they fought back and forth, with peace negotiations, NGO assistance, etc. and yet it was always obvious that there would always be a war as long as either side existed. Since the Tigers could never win, only the SL government could win, and that seemed far-fetched while the Norwegians were considered influential. But lo and behold, A Miracle Occurred and the right combination of political balls (rare as...uh...what's rarer than unobtainium?), military competence, and opportunity came to pass. And you know what? The good guys totally kicked ass. The leash was off and they were allowed to do what they were trained to do. Behaving in a civilized fashion, as much as they could, they took the war to the enemy and defeated him utterly. A blockade was unrelentingly enforced, no matter how much HRW screamed on its website. The government was steadfeast in its conviction and refused to lose sight of its goal, even if it meant getting a few stains on the constitution (inter arma enim silent leges). The Tamil Tigers were forced into an ever-smaller perimeter and pushed into the sea. Their retreat cut off, they fought to the last man and were annihilated. The mesmerising Hitler-like leader was shot and killed and his body, ID card, and dogtags were publically diplayed to the world. It's just nice, for once, to see the good guys win a decisive victory in the GWOT. You know, I lately have this strange idea in the back of my head to go to Sri Lanka and find out what it's like there. "You ask, What is our policy? I will say; It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us...that is our policy. You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory--victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival." --Winston Churchill, first speech as prime minister to the House of Commons, May 13, 1940 Posted by: gromky 2009-05-22 |
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