Hostage Crisis

You may already know that the Philippines are planning to withrawl from Iraq, due to a threat of a execution of filipino named Angleo de la Cruzaolsvc.news.aol.com...

What gets me is why hasn't the U.S pulled out after the deaths of Nick berg and Paul Johnson? Why is there a U.S presences there after the "great hand over"?

This hostage crisis has gotten out of hand something must be done to prevent more from happening.