Exactly. The U.S. military is there, in part, for the same stated reasons. We're there (among other reasons) to do the work they (the good Iraqis) would like to see done.
Perhaps the inflection changes the meaning, Jeff, but this quote seems completely compatible with our mission in Iraq.
Please trust me...it was clear that she was speaking directly to the captors and telling them that her father was there assisting them, she even tagged on at the end, "his death will not do your cause any good".