Symbolically, its a glorious picture to present to the Islamofascists. Here is a little bitty thing, a cutie, that gave battle bravely as a warrior, took a lot of punishment, and survived. How humiliating is that the the Iraqi military? Did that put some chinks in the theology of Islamofascism, if after all their heartfelt supplications to Allah they got beaten so severely by armies that used teenaged girls as warriors?
Just for clarification about seeming to be weak. I think that most arab countries see a large number of females in the service as a sign we have a shortage of men willing to fight. And therefore are more likely act against us.
I don't see what you seem to. How can they be humilated for taking US soldiers as prisoners? They would consider the ambush a victory, however small it might be.
Any humilation would be that our elite (all male) special ops troops rescued one of our pows. I do think that they will be humilated when we win, because once again non-Muslims beat arab Muslims.