Ramesh – Perhaps it’s too late in the day to have this argument, but I just don’t see things your way. The Danish Prime Minister most certainly has Danes working in farflung places. Weren’t Danish diplomats and businesses attacked?

Moreover, I just can’t shake the feeling that the Pope is supposed to bear witness to the truth. I’m really, really, not trying to be cavalier with his very real responsibilities and concerns for the safety of his flock, as it were. I understand that he needs to be diplomatic. But diplomacy sometimes involves telling hard truths as well. It just seems to me that much of the West is playing kick the can here. And, the body bags are already piling up.