billreif, I usually don't get involved in political discussions, either, but to suggest that we tuck our tails and run in the face of this monstrous brutality is absolutely wrong and has already been proven a strategic failure. Remember Mogadishu?
Secondly, in response to your comment that "they all hate us,"we didn't go into Iraq or Afghanistan to win a popularity contest and they don't ALL hate us.
My best friend is in Baghdad as I write this. I heard from him this morning. We're doing good things there and the vast majority of the population appreciates what we're doing for them.
The terrorist thugs who killed Nick Berg hate us and that's who we're fighting. You want them to win?
Nick Berg's death is a tragedy, but keep in mind he was there voluntarily. He went as an independent contractor under his own free will. He wasn't forced to go.