There is a quick way to end this thing, one that would both send a strong and irrefutable message, and one that would save American lives. It appears, however, that we are serious enough to send Americans to die, but not serious enough to get it over with quickly.
We can end all pickpocketing and rapes and bank robberies and murders in New York City by nuking the city, too... (err, I mean "getting it over with quickly," to use your latest euphemism for the mass murder of innocents.)
Oh, I'm sorry. Didn't realize our soldiers were being killed by mere pickpockets.
But we could go on like this, and we will not convince each other. Let's just agree to disagree, ok?