Phillipine withdrawal

I think the Philippine government has to walk a bit of a tight-rope, since they do have a significant Muslim minority among their own people. It is debatable whether pulling their 51 guys out of the Mid East was an appropriate response to terrorist tactics. However, I think its important to realize that these were Iraqui terrorists and not Philippino ones. The Philippines may be as disgusted by our actions in Iraq as the rest of our allies and siezed upon this incident as a pretext for withdrawing their men.

I might also add that it is only a vern small minority of Muslims who are bent on world domination. Its important to be aware of this and not tar every member of the Muslim faith with the same brush.