When is the world going to take the terrorist threat seriously? When are we going to stop this?

When is the world going to crack down on terrorists training and hiding out in Pakistan?

For the past two days, I have been watching the news about out the terrorist attacks that happened in Mumbai this week. One thing is for sure - I am not surprised it happened.

The fact is that terrorist attacks have been going on in India for years now. And they have gotten more and more deadly over the past several years. You can find the history of terrorist attacks in India all over the internet. India is a natural target b/c it is the largest democracy in the world and is developing closer ties w the west.

Another dirty little secret in all of this is that many of the world's terrorists and their leaders get their training and/or hideout in Pakistan. Yet no one is really willing to acknowledge this fully. Why?

Because if you acknowledge something, then you also have to take action to stop it. That is a daunting proposition for the rest of the nations of the world.

I never really understood why India's relationship w the west was so icy for years. It's the largest democratic, capitalistic country in the world. I also never really understood why the US had a better relationship w Pakistan than it did w India.

Maybe this will be the event that finally forces the world to acknowledge the dirty little secret that some of us have know for quite some time now. International terrorists are training and hiding out in Pakistan and the Pakistani government is not dedicating enough resources to stop their activities.

The rest of the world may end up doing it for them.