Mr. Berg's death at the hands of barbarians is, in the grander scheme of things, a very minor event. With respect to his family and friends who I am sure are suffering through an unbelievable tragedy, his is, simply put, a casualty of war.
But the question that keeps popping into my mind is this: Where your primary enemy has no concern for his casualties, has the tacit support of the local population, and is willing to commit crimes which no one in the Western world could ever imagine, do you actually think that this "war" can ever be won?
The same old story. All the battles will be won, but the war will be lost (or at least not won). Frankly, my view is that no U.S. Administration has ever understood their enemy when it comes to terrorists, and they still don't understand their enemy. For whatever reason the United States still doesn't understand that you cannot defeat an enemy that so willingly takes the lives of others while at the same time is so willing to give their own lives.
