A Christian archbishop in Iraq was murdered by kidnappers, and apparently Iraqi Christians in general are targeted by Muslim rebels, yet the only response I read about in this article (and a couple others on the same topic) was "The kidnapping had been condemned by the Vatican, Jordan's Prince Hassan, and the United Nations, among others." What exactly is this "condemnation" supposed to accomplish? Those like the kidnappers, who are so quick to do violence, need to be dealt with severely; they won't understand anything but hard consequences. If you get mugged on a city street, can you simply take the mugger aside, tell him that you don't approve of his actions, and expect change? You can't, and so we arrest thieves and imprison them. Similarly, terrorists need to see their tactics bring consequences they don't want until they are broken enough that they can be reasoned with.
Article: Kidnapped archbishop found dead in Iraq
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