Considering the expediency this was dealt with and the hundreds of lives saved, Algeria should be congratulated and THANKED.

I never thought Algeria was up to it. Their forces performed remarkably. I don't recall hearing of one military casualty. I could be wrong, but, I believe the Algerians were in control the entire time. They knew what they were doing and did it well.

Alleged hostage-taker Abdul Rahman al-Nigeri.
Updated 1 hour 18 minutes ago

Algerian special forces (click here) on Saturday moved in to end the siege in a "final assault" on the BP-owned In Amenas gas complex, in the Sahara desert, where the hostages were being held.

The sequence of events remains unclear but by the end of the operation authorities said 11 militants still at the plant were dead, along with seven foreign hostages.

Since the crisis began last week, at least 23 hostages and 32 militants have been killed.

At least five Britons, five Norwegians and 10 Japanese remain unaccounted for....

NATO could not have done anything about this in the time frame Algeria responded and there would be many more dead and missing than exists today.

Algeria needs to be concerned about the security of it's southern border and how best to minimize infiltration of terrorists again. I think they might be open to suggestions, funding and help. I could be wrong about that though.