The fourth is out of the question. Negotiation only allows them to have power where they never should have it.

The third is unconsciable (is that a word?). Having said that, I don't believe the hostages will be allowed to live regardless of the outcome of the situation. These religious fanatics don't believe that the lives of blasphemers and infidels are worth spit. They are only worth something to us.

The second can only happen with reliable and precise intel, but look where our reliable and precise intel has gotten us lately. The score so far is: 1 Sudanese Milk Factory, 1 Chinese Embassy, 1 empty training camp, 1 invasion of a sovereign country (albeit one lead by an evil dictator)under false pretenses. Lets not even talk about the people welcoming us with open arms (I gues they must have meant open small arms).

Capitulation is the only one that really makes sense with the caveat of letting them have their civil war, which is sure to come, and then dealing with the survivors of their self created nightmare.