evidence: UPA 'spared' Saeed: We were prepared for surgical strike but didn't receive go ahead, says ex-IAF vice marshal [...] Talking to Times Now, the former IAF chief on Monday said: "Surgical strike was an opportunity lost and we didn't make use of it." [...] Another CCS meeting was held on December 02, six days after 26/11. During that meeting, military options for a counter strike in PoK were discussed at length ad nauseam. However, it seemed the UPA lacked the will to carry out what the Army, Air Force, and perhaps even the Navy wanted. The 'insider' was present at the meetings. He told Times Now that PM Singh and other UPA Cabinet ministers were not keen on allowing the military options as they feared retribution from Pakistan.