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Originally Posted by Charlatan
What I find troubling is that the Indians had warning of this sort of thing happening and yet, took no actions to stop it. I think it also represents a shift in thinking on the part of the militants. They are shifting their focus to softer targets which means they are having trouble achieving their goals in the West. It could also be part of an effort to destabilize the new Pakistani government so they can operate with more freedom.
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This is what I fear. Let India use Pakistan as a blame for the attacks, and next thing you know we have a return to Pakistan/India border clashing going on.
I hadn't thought twice about the lack of discussion about it on TFP.
What I wonder, is in America, we are still sheltered. We had our 9/11, but has anyone thought what would we do if the city we lived, or were visiting had a similar attack while we were there?
The other thing that strikes me, is I stayed at the Oberoi in Shimla, India when I was there. While a smaller town in the Himilayas, what if I happened to be there when a terrorist attack happened? While in transit in Delhi, a few small bombs went off in a mosque only a few miles from where I was spending the night. No one stateside even heard about that.
These attacks won't deter me from any future foreign trips, or even any potential trips to India. It reminds me to keep my wits about me wherever I may be.