[LenS]

Sure, because thanks to those flaming Buddhist monks, Vietnam is the free and peaceful Buddhist state they always dreamed of having. /sarcasm>

[stop_fascism]

No argument here. I don't even think the Brits out of India was a good thing.

My point is - The palis constantly say that they have no choice but to do their bombing. However, there are numerous examples in recent history that other approaches are more effective. So why do the palis do what they do?

Stupid, perhaps. Blood-thirsty rable, almost certainly.