[Libloather]

Boom.

[Abathar]

Guess it wasn’t what we refer to as a surgical strike.

[Elle Bee]

tragic but this should dissuade others ... and teach us all how that culture treats its own

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

An airstrike sends a message; kidnappers die, whatever the cost.

That's the only message that will prevent future kidnappings.

[Sam's Army]

Uh oh.

Did someone make a call to say "make this go away" ASAP? Did Algeria just act in this large and messy of a fashion unilaterally?

[norwaypinesavage]

Moral of the story: If you want to make a lot of money in the oil field business, go to North Dakota. It’s a lot colder there, but your odds of survival are greater. (Barry is not likely to bomb you, either.)

[I want the USA back]

34 innocent human beings killed. 15 worms dead.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

The Algerians were trained by the French , just saying...
Freegards
LEX

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The U.S. used to have a strict policy against negotiating with kidnappers because it was believed that doing so would encourage kidnappings. We used to be right.

[Christian1]

I am hoping to hear from Netanayu in Israel demanding why such disproportionate force was used against the poor Jihadists. He should asked for the Algerian president and the French one to be dragged to the tribunal in the Hague for war crimes.
Amazing when france kill jihadists 6000 km away from their bordres the woorld applaud, when Israel hurt a plaestinian 1 km away from their borders the world goes wild with rage.
Lets hope president Holland of France finds himself on his one and that it becomes a long battle.

[hal ogen]

If that is true...it takes away the “problem” of American hostages for nobama. Back to the golf course...or maybe another vacay????

[The KG9 Kid]

If this had happened during Bush's presidency, the left wing blogosphere would have laid all dead Americans at his feet merely because of the presence of a petrochemical plant and America's greedy unquenchable thirst for foreign oil: "How many gallons of American blood does it take to fill up the tanks of the SUVs at your Texas ranch, Mister Bush?!"

Obama is President? Not a word. In fact, the entire left wing is crossing it's finger just hoping this goes away quickly and quietly so as not to damage Obama.

[fattigermaster]

May encourage future hostages to fight to the death, seeing as they have nothing to lose.