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...was how I was reminded about the folks declaring their gratitude that Geo. W. Bush was president in the troubled times right after 9/11. We all know how that turned out.
Let's see what Obama does before we start the personality cult, shall we?
And let's not succumb to the temptation of immediately making this a good vs. evil test. What has happened in Mumbai is terrible and wrong. But eradicating world terrorism will require a response that is more sophisticated than the mindless application of force. It will require the eradicating terrible injustices across the world, especially in a complex place like India, where globalization has treated some very very well, while simultaneously destroying the lives of so many others.
