Thinking Malaysians never believed for a blink that the Sulu problem in the land below the wind is as simple as what the Najib administration is wanting to flog to us i.e that it is all Anwar's call
We are long used to the administration's pokai (bankrupt) penchant of shifting all the nation's ills onto Anwar's shoulders.
In fact, this pokai penchant is the laughable legacy of the man who seems to always be looking over his shoulder for Anwar's bayang (shadow)
Now, were these pokai guys a little less eager and a lot more savvy, we might perhaps have had been a little more enamoured.
As it is, even a three year young kid would have to be bribed with more than a Oreo to even start listening.
Politics is always the other guy's play, never yours.
So, okay, for just a moment, let's say that you don't play politics.
After all, you are the government and the government is supposed to take care of the nation's security and welfare.
And do it well.
But is it up to the task? Does it know what it is doing?
Or is it being fooled by a bunch of armed but apparently quite harmless and non terrorist group of foreigners (some or many with Malaysian ICs?)
Now, that bunch is more like a hydra?
Or so it seems.
So, what are you going to do?
Another three weeks of surrender datelines that are less dates than lines or lies?
It's a little scary thinking that these things are still happening in modern times.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. We really don't know what is actually happening on the ground. But if some reports are to be believed, we may not see the end to the situation. The Suluks (used as a general term covering the tribes) are not known for being softies. Many of them have years of experience fighting the Philippine armed forces who, despite US help, had difficulty putting them down, if you recall the days of MNLF & Co. It does appear that the Suluks may want to press their claim to The Land Below The Wind. One report had it that about 10,000 of them may be heading their way here. The situation on the ground appears to be very fluid; nobody really knows what to do. Many Malaysians do believe that the Najib administration and the administrations before, have had, unfortunately, in one way or another, contributed to what is happening today. Now, it remains to be seen if they are up to the task in confronting what now appears to be a situation beyond anybody's expectation although it must be said that the authorities should have had seen it coming.
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