"We are supposed to show the way to the world! We cannot be like the terrorists and kill indiscriminately. We cannot let this go also. Seven terrorist leaders in an unprecedented meeting is something big!" Every eye was on me!
"We cannot ignore it and let something catastrophic happen! 7 children's lives are involved! Looking at history, the children of these terrorist leaders have become new generation terrorist leaders and fronts for these organizations! Even then it goes against our values and principles to kill children!If we work that way then we are also terrorists!" I forestalled the voices with a raised hand!
I looked around and said "We will act but not option of indiscriminate strike! We will do it the hard way! General, as we discussed, we will send in 5 teams of 30, 6 strike choppers providing air cover. Take out any vehicles that try to escape! Operation Code name 7 Down! Any civilian and our army casualty to be avoided, but at no cost the 7 terrorist leaders should survive. Collateral damage, we have to live with!"
"My decision! As President Truman said the buck stops here!" The die was cast! The decision - MINE!