It's true, it's just that most of the kidnapees are Filipino christians.
Fair enough, which would explain why they don't show up on my daily news searches. I'll take your word for it and try the search for Abu Sayyef you suggested in the morning. I do keep up with the enslaved and persecuted Christians in the Sudan and the war on Christians in Indonesia (not to mention the US backing of Islamic fundamentalists in former Yugoslavia against Christians). Thank you kindly for your help and suggestions!
Or are they just trying to be good samaritans and help those less fortunate?
Perhaps you are right, and I withhold judgment on that (even though the four Baptist missionary families I met bound for the Philippines had no other goal in mind but to convert Catholics to Baptists). Even if they went for the most wonderful and altruistic reasons, despite State Dept. warnings...still they ignored those warnings and went on their own despite them, and no reason to send our boys in to rescue them.
If we start attacking the islamist nazis where they breed, it's going to send a clear message to them that terrorist actions are going to come with a higher price in the future...
Yes, if it's in our national interest, for the defense of our nation, then, yes, of course! That's what our boys signed up for. Just don't let us pretend it is for the sake of some missionaries. Sets a bad precedent.
Sorry for my slow and bad typing...I have a broken arm. Best regards, wonders
I agree, it's not my personal intent to suggest this is for the missionaries...that's just a bonus, it shouldn't be the focus. The focus should be destroying terrorists wherever they hide.