Stories about the six British soldiers massacred in Majar Al-Kabir upset me.  It reminded me of the Alamo.  Soldiers just doing their duty and getting killed by a crazy mob.  If Ghengis Kahn was in charge of the British forces, he would have destroyed the town with everything in it.

Since this is the modern age and Ghengis Kahn is long dead, I think the British forces should vacate the town and then completely destroy it to prevent similar thing from happening again in the future.  Letting them go about their daily lives without such a severe punishment will just get more soldiers killed.  I know this will be harsh to innocent townfolks but I don't think anything short of this level of response will work over the long term.