Many soldiers are dead in Palpa as of today. Now the leaders have one more reason to secretly enjoy becuase they can claim that the king could not bring peace and security back. What the leaders will conveniently forget is that they are the ones in the first place who gave rise to the Maoist rebels in the first place. Secondly, their continuous support for the Maoists has made it even more difficult for the government to tackle the Maoists. I will not be surprised if the leaders use this opportunity to stage more demonstrations so that they can grab power as soon as possible. As for the rest of us Nepalis, we are saddened by the loss of our Nepali brothers. It will only make our resolve stronger to support the king and hope peace is reinstalled in our country.