Time to war

I don't know which is worse: the idea of LTTE "air force" being able to attack Colombo or admitting that the JVP may have been right all along. The foundation of my opposition to the JVP ideology - what in hindsight may perhaps be a little too naive - was that any opportunity for peace - however small - must be exploited. But JVP argued all along that the LTTE would only use a ceasation of hostilities as a temporary interlude to re-stock their arsenal. Sure enough re-stock they did; this time with light air crafts able to attack - for the first time in history of the conflict - a military base of Sri Lankan forces.

The incident is by no means anything more than a psychological blow to the government with little or no consequence to the current war effort. In fact, contrary beliefs I held prior to the LTTE air raid, I now think the incident would most likely persuade western governments that giving the LTTE time in the context of a ceasefire only deepens the reasons for the two parties to be at war. Despite the insignificant fall out from the attack, I for one will be contemplating if going for all out war against the LTTE is now the only sensible thing left to do.