I think given their circumstances, they're doing the right thing. They've got a fanatic militant group that wants to wipe them off the map that is backed by a regime that is about to develop nuclear weapons. I think the current response was/is way over done relative to having a few soldiers kidnapped. But in the context of the likelyhood that in the not so distant future those 30 mile missles might be delivering nuclear material (dirty or not) at the hands of suicidal fanatics...I think they're doing the right thing to secure their future safety.