Manmohan offered to quit over CPM protest to Indo-US exercise

Well, one would have been even more happier if he had offered to quit when he was unable to fire the tainted ministers from the cabinet, or when he stood helpless in even probing the Mithrokhin archives allegation, or when Buta Singh still continues in his job as Governor even after the SC indicted his dissolution of Bihar assembly.

Even if someone argues that all these were internal matters and not affecting the prestige of the nation internationally, how about defending Natwar after Volcker's report ? Or does he show guts only when there are issues affecting the stand in the international arena, no matter what happens within the country ??? Or is he toeing the Nehru's line of trying to become an International statesman ? ("useful idiot" in Chou en lai's words )