There can not be a military solution to a political problem. Sri Lanka can not continue to be a unitary state. Sri Lanka can not continue to be a country that treats its Tamil minority like second class citizens. That basic political problem if anything has only worsened.
I have never approved of LTTE violence. But for me that has not been an excuse to ignore the very real political issues of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority.
There is a very real danger that the ruling class in Sri Lanka will think of themselves as victors and find the military victory to be an excuse to further mistreat the Tamils. We already have the ugly stories from the internment camps.
Sinhala chauvinism goes along these lines:
- The Tamils are not discriminated against.
- Sri Lanka is too small for federalism.
- But don't you know the Tamils are terrorists?
Genocide/Ethnic Cleansing Of Sri Lanka Tamils
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