Warblogging.com: Atrocity — Read in the White House: "The infidels who did this to Mr. Johnson must be tracked down, they must be tried, they must be brought to justice. They must be given no quarter, the Johnson family must get justice. These men who would do such things, they are not Muslims. They are not people of the Book. They are not civilized. They are not fit to be called human.



It may be too late for some of us, but do not allow your anger to get the best of you. That's why they do this. Al-Qaeda beheads these men because it knows that it will inflame America, and that America's angry actions will serve as recruiting advertisements for al-Qaeda.

We cannot fall into their trap any longer. We must react stoically, we must face their inhumanity with humanity. We must let their actions be a recruiting poster for America, not the other way around."

I think this right how we should respond. We should be outraged, we should seek justice, we should seek these people out. We should not over-react as that is exactly what the terrorists want. They would love nothing better than more Abu Ghraib torture, or carpet bombs. They would love more bad from us, justified by their barbarism. We should not give it.