"..We don't go just for the terrain, but for the kill.." Sri Lanka's most successful Army Commander of recent times, Gen Sarath Fonseka has told the media. For once, we seem to be having people who understad their job, and are serious about results. And for once, politicians and the military both seem on the same page, after the same objectives, all the while staying out of each others' way. At least that's what it looks like outwardly, and in the absence of any solid fact to the contrary, believably so. And that's good news.
It is true that the cost of living is spiralling up. Some in Sri Lanka speak out against it as if it is the government's doing. Meanwhile, increasing gas prices around the world is making even Americans scrounge for cheap alternatives, clip coupons and even think twice about how they spend their money. The whole world is heading for a crissis. Sri Lanka will too. After all, we are at war.
What Sri Lanka has achieved in the military domain's big event, ' the war on terror' astounds even countries like the USA that is struggling against a lesser credible terrorist group. Military academics are watching the conduct of the war in Sri Lanka with increasing interest. Meanwhile there are those even from among us who will sabotage the gains the SL Defence Forces have won, for their own personal agendas.
While fighting her enemies, Sri Lanka need to act with restraint when dealing with unarmed, yet suspicious civillians. Extra-judicial executions and disappearances must cease, not because we give a hoot for others' opinions, but because we need to remain superior to those we consider to be barbaric terrorists. The economy is an issue and needs close attantion, even though we are in the midst of a war.
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