(Understanding and supporting security sector reform) While this is no doubt true, all governments think that they are powerful enough to overcome all opposition and this is even truer in cases where there is no control on the government through a democratic opposition. The questions to which the answers are sought are however different and concentrate on the ability of the government to maintain security in a lawful and accountable manner; freedom of the country from paramilitary units, private armies, guerrilla forces and warlords; information, organization and resources with the government for implementing its defense and security policy; capability of the government in dealing with transnational and other organized crime; civil control over armed forces and security services; freedom of judiciary; confidence in the capacity of people in the state to maintain security; and action being taken to remedy problems that can be seen. (Understanding and supporting security sector reform).

             All these questions are fine in theory, but positive answers to all these questions cannot be expected from any state at all times. In matters pertaining to control of organized crimes, let us remember that the mafia had prevailed in the US with vigor and still the nation had set up and maintained a legal framework. There is however no practical civil control which could be exercised over the armed forces in any country in any part of the world and whenever a situation arises wherein police take action against the crime, there are several people who are of the opinion that the act taken is unjustified. Equality of all individuals is a dream and it might never be implemented as this is because all the countries of the world have division of society based on "haves" and "have-nots". What can be done at best is by the government since it is the responsibility of every government to promote harmony among the people so that armed action may not be initiated by any section of the society.