To be frank, I thought the video was a great effort by SPF. Very step-by-step guide on how things unfold. Great publicity and the intent is clear - to deter terrorists from wanting to do nasty things in Singapore, and to reassure the Singaporeans our taxpayers money is well spent. It also goes to show Singapore is prepared for such threats, at least terrorists need to think twice before they decide to execute. Or at least if they wanted to, they should have done it before the forces are ready. It is also a stark reminder that our very first Singaporean died in a terrorist incident last year. Let's see..
Mumbai incident happened in Nov 2008, and it took about 9 months before this Exercise was executed and aired? Why so long? Where is the recency effect? In any case, will the terrorist stage a rerun or sequel to Mumbai? The one incident that keeps having rerun is the Bali bombing.
Step by step. In Afghanistan, it was seen that terrorists evolve by studying their subjects. Tit-for Tat. The terrorists have realised that there is always a set pattern and drill executed by the ground forces so they improvised their explosive devices to maximise gains. They do not just activate their Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) on the first instance and stop there. They have a secondary device targeting the post-management group, ie medics etc where they thought things are safer after the first explosion. So I am sure this video now serves as a good research material for them.
Credits though must still be given for the time spent in scheduling such a massive exercise. Imagine hotel revenue losses, volunteered role players, coordination with media and different agencies, etc etc. Singapore is a living fortress, but it is not impregnable. And as long as we let down our guard, we invite trouble.
All it takes is one incident.
All said, you get criticism either way...69
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