You are making a specious argument. The deaths of two journalists for refusing to make a faux conversion won't win the WOT. In fact the terrosrists show again what savages they are by imposing their will on these two. It's the overall BS about Islam being a "religion of peace" which hampers our ability to win the war.
Fox just showed a video clip of Steve Centanni going into a hotel and being grabbed in a bear hug, tears in his eyes, and Olaf right behind him, with this fiercely angry look on his face and pushing people off of him, then the two of them rushing up the stairs of the hotel--thank you God they are safe!!! :*)
Considering how badly Israel fared in this last war despite its overwhelming military power, I don't think so.