> obviously there were collateral damage and there were some nasty incidences. Even the US with the technical capability and all the surveillence technology cannot avoid collateral damage, bombing of red cross hospital or abuses of Abu Ghiraib.

As a total outsider, I will refrain from making any judgements on any side of the Tamil separatist divide. However, this statement is a pretty direct representation of the human and reputational cost of powerful countries in general, and of Western democracies specifically, providing a poor example on the world stage.

Expect more of this.