Why get tough now? We have handed over rule to the Iraqi People. All Americans can do is talk now. We must sit back and watch the horror. At least they shot him and didn't saw off his head while he was alive. There is no way we can do anything to avenge these deaths. We must, like good Christians, turn the other cheek and get out of that hole as quickly as possible. Let these creatures battle each other. Because we didn't act when we should have (Karbala) we are becoming a target for every wacko in that part of the world.
Sept 11 ....says that no longer will work!!!!! The oceans are no longer the protection against bad people from elsewhere.
And why, pray tell, are we suddenly helpless? Do provide details please.
We are now INVITED Military assistance -- INVITED by the Sovereign Iraqi Government. We are no longer evil occupiers. We can now do things, AT THEIR DIRECTIVE, that we could not do when we were "running the show." Now, if they ask us to flatten Falluja, we can do it.
Now, it's possible that retribution for crimes like these, against Coalition Forces, innocent foreigners (such as the Korean, Turks, and the Pakistani), and Iraqi civilians, can be dealt "Iraqi-style" without the restrictions we had due to PC BS.
Now is when it MIGHT get good... now is when we MIGHT be able to do what we were unable to do before (due to political reasons). Much different dynamic when we were viewed by the world as "occupiers" vs. now, when we are clearly going to be INVITED to stay and "help" with National Security.