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Kayla Mueller's Death Was a Tragedy...but It Cannot Be Allowed To Stop The Offensive

You have probably already heard that Kayla Mueller, an American captive of the Islamic State, is dead.  I would just like to give some of my opinions about the matter.

Firstly, it is not known how she died.  The Islamic State claims that she died in a Jordanian airstrike.  The US government denies this.  However, we must realize that it doesn't matter what killed her.  It was 100% the fault of the Islamic State.

The Islamic State is of course attempting to breed hostility between Jordan and the United States in order to bring a reprieve from further airstrikes which are hurting the despicable militant group.  I say that we should support Jordan's strikes on ISIL, no matter if hostages die or not.  Why?  Besides trying to drive a wedge between the US and Jordan, we also know what the fate of hostages is under ISIL.  The Islamic State has shown us time after time.  They have shot themselves in the foot.  When you know that their hostages will inevitably suffer gang rapes, crucifixion, having their head sawed off, or and/or being burnt alive, it is a lot easier to accept that they were killed in a bombing raid.  At least there will be no propaganda video and the hostage's death will most likely be less violent.

This is not to say that we should not try to rescue hostages.  If we know where they are, we should try to get them.  However, if we don't know where they are, we can't stop bombing the Islamic State out of worry that we will harm the hostages.  We know that the hostages will be harmed sooner or later, in an even more grotesque way, if the Islamic State survives.

We don't know what Kayla Mueller was put through.  She did write a letter to her family, but we don't know if she was forced to lie or if she didn't want to upset her family, or whatever.  All we know is that the Islamic State was planning a worse fate for her than any that could have been done by a Jordanian airstrike.  So although the Islamic State's claim may be hollow (as they are known liars), even if some day they come true, we (meaning the rest of the world) must keep up the offensive.

 Link to a story about Kayla Mueller's Death:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/mideast-crisis-hostage-idINKBN0LE1X020150210
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