As a stunned Government took stock of the situation and mulled various strategies, Naik said the IAF will be ready to join the operations against the Naxals if a decision is taken in this regard. He said the Military is trained for lethal operations to inflict maximum lethality. "The military--Air Force, Army and Navy--are not trained for limited lethality. The weapons that we have are meant for the enemy across the border." "Therefore, I am not in favour of use of Air Force in situations like the Naxal problem," the air chief said.

Sounds awfully ... uhh ... sane!