Friday, November 28, 2008
Commend the bravery of the Indian commandos
There is no question that the Indian commandos have shown extraordinary bravery and tenacity, an honor to them, in the fight for control of the Mumbai hostage sites. They risked their lives for day after day, fighting a professional and well trained enemy in the dark, and they risked their lives equally for people of every nationality, culture and faith. So I think everyone should give them as individuals a lot of credit, even when it seems that some of their commanders' tactics could be legitimately questioned after all of this is done. I was dismayed to read that it took so long to get them to each scene, and their lack of information about the situation, but that certainly is not a detraction to the bravery and skill of each individual commando. I hope that they have had few casualties and woundings and wish them the best going forward.