Suresh Shivaswamy is fully justtified in his stance. We have never been an assertive or aggressive nation as is shown in our pathetic display in the sports arena time and again. This has been our belief from Gandhian times when the principles of non-violence,which had its strong points in another era, are no longer effective and have pervaded our lives that we cannot lift a finger when opposed, while our own epic Ramayana shows how a villain out to destroy is finally hunted down. When a state which withstood the terror of a Veerappan, someone in his right mind finally drew a line and said he had to be brought to justice dead or alive. The same ruthless war must be waged against these barbaric and fundamental extremists, tsking the example of an America staunchly defending itself in a similar crisis
