Even with the language barrier, all the devil had to do was wiggle his hands to signify surrender, or if he was truly badly injured, merely wiggled one hand or even moaned. Anything to indicate that he was alive and helpless.
There's no winning with these people.
The only way that victory can be secured in this battle is if we ignore the objections of these "nattering nabobs" and continue on the course that was charted by our president in the wake of September 11th, 2001.
The Washington press corps be damned!