The Truth of Zor

 …The objective was to slow down traffic…

Of course.

They can fight on this glacier at 20,000 feet. But traffic? Never!

Because the army men would never, ever, you know, just get off the trucks and march into the city on foot.

Brilliant plan, that one.

Brilliant.

I don’t know who I should weep for or laugh at more – my government, my army or you, article.

But I digress. Do continue.

…The Prime Minister was informed at the crack of dawn on January 17.

 Oh my god! And his reaction to this “crack of dawn” news was –

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was asked to cut short his visit to Malaysia. He returned.

Whhhhhhhaaaaaattttt? (although this does explain the earlier drop in standards)

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Didn’t the PM see what was so obvious to you, article? Did he not understand that it had been a “dramatic” night full of “odd” movements by “units” and “elements”? Did he not realise that lookouts had been “activated” and “contingency plans” were already in progress and that his government was now in a state of “alert of sorts”.

Was he not “spooked”?

No, apparently not. He decided to wait till the Secretary gets back from several thousand miles away.

Article, you are beginning to worry me slightly. Your desperate tone appears somewhat out of sync when compared to the actions of the people in your tale.

so what did the Secretary do?

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