Such a fuck up.
I have no idea what the hostage takers hoped to achieve through an act of such clear destructive potential, in all senses. But they achieved nothing.
I have no idea why anyone in the security agencies thought this situation could be handled by force. It's unlikely we'll ever know, but I'm sure that a large number of the dead will have been killed by those there to rescue/save them.
No winners. Just losers. It's been horrible.
Afghanistan, Iraq, The Sudan, Chechnya. And they're just the big ones that make the press.
I'm not even 1% religious and have been certain for years that human beings can & do guide themselves. I'm no more religious after last week, but I'm not so certain either.
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