[RobFromGa]

I think he would have said that either way. Anything to be in our face.

I agree. These Islamic jihadists are arrogant and determined of the rightness of their cause. I wish Americans were as certain about American being a beacon of freedom and hope for the world as these thugs are about their holy war.

[Reily]

I say that sentence is a failure of nerve on our part.
We are setting ourselves up for a serious hostage situation incident. One where because of the seriousness (or horribleness) of who is held hostage we will be forced to deal.(Think an American Beslan !)
For example what if some terrorist group held a school hostage?
I absolutely guarantee this administration or any administration will lose its nerve and cut a deal !
The MSM & fellow idiots who constantly mouth platitudes that ' we must understand the Islamo-fascist position' and those who want apologize for western civilization will force us to !