Ok boys...here I was ..at .the moment of truth and I chose to fight another day... would you?
Note: 28 people left and avg stack was ~51000
Also note: MP2 was flinging chips (real loose) around but did show down some nice hands

PokerStars Game #8333745994: Tournament #42106703, $0.50+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (3000/6000) - 2007/02/08 - 00:16:29 (ET)
Table '42106703 164' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: BTN (40822 in chips)
Seat 4: SB (418842 in chips)
Seat 5: BB (84014 in chips)
Seat 6: UTG(127070 in chips)
Seat 7: MP1(146434 in chips)
Seat 8: MP2 (123101 in chips)
Seat 9: CO (51936 in chips)
BTN: posts the ante 300
SB: posts the ante 300
BB: posts the ante 300
UTG: posts the ante 300
MP1: posts the ante 300
MP2: posts the ante 300
CO: posts the ante 300
Seat 3: posts small blind 3000
Seat 4: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
UTG: folds
MP1: folds
MP2: calls 6000
CO: folds
BTN: raises 12000 to 18000 (Ah Tc)
SB: folds
BB: folds
MP2: calls 12000
*** FLOP *** [Qc 7s 9h]
MP2: bets 24000
BTN: folds

Once I raised should I have committed myself to that pot?