Google Complies With Pentagon Request

I’m sure you’ve read by now that Google complied with the Pentagon’s request to remove several street-view imagery from it’s database.

People are arguing a breech of freedom whilst others are arguing that this is a matter of national security.  Google states that the street-view images are taken from public areas, meaning anyone can go to the same spot and take the same picture(s).  Do you think Google should have fought back or did they make the right decision?