It is going to be things like this, Abducted Aid Worker in Iraq Begs for Life, that will either force allies to abandon the war in Iraq or bring more allies into it in order to demonstrate overwhelming force and unilateral support in the face of this terror threat.
I am trying to come up with good reasons for why its worse for a woman to have been captured and threatened with beheading if the UK doesn't withdraw its troops, rather than a man. I can think of numerous sentimental reasons but few strong logical reasons. Neither deserves the fate they are facing, she was there to help and now faces an internationally broadcast and internet streamed beheading.
This should also serve as a grim reminder of the lengths that the terrorists will go to in order to achieve their aims. I would not put it past them to kidnap children and force them to cry on camera and beg their countries to withdraw to save their lives.
The despicable nature of terrorist activities fill me with a cold dread. These are people that are so filled with hate that they do not care in the least who they hurt in order to make their point. They willingly blow themselves up as long as they can kill some of the "infidels" as well. Their resolves seems to be strengthening, their numbers are growing and their activities are becoming ever more outrageous and wrong.
Instead of becoming more united, the world is even more polarized than ever. Our nation is split into reds and blues, the world is split into several groups, none of which want the other groups to continue to exist (yeah, oversimplified, I know).
Can we, the world body, stand by and allow this innocent woman to be executed in a brutally heinous fashion? If not then what are our options? I honestly don't know.
Withdrawing all coalition troops from Iraq isn't going to happen, it can't. That would be like handing over the keys to the nation to the terrorists and then asking them to play nice.
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