Elation in Sri Lanka May not last long. Danger ahead!
Today millions of people are rejoicing in Sri Lanka at the resignation of Prime Minister Panil Wickremesinghe. The country has been plunged into chaos by economic devastation that has seen widespread food and fuel shortages, cuts in power and electricity sometimes lasting 12 hours a day, crippling inflation and even scarcity of medication to treat the most serious diseases. Lines for petrol snaked for miles through the streets u til the government outlawed sales to anyone but essential services like police, fire and EMS. Millions of people have taken to the streets in jubilation that the reigning government is now gone But what comes next? Who will emerge to take charge? Will it be the military who will restore calm using tactics, well that militaries usually do? Will a military strongman come to power and install autocratic rule and put a clamp on democracy? Will it be a civilian government set on honoring all that democracy has to offer? Whomever is in charge is going to ...