DEAD
It's always a bit morbid to rejoice at a death, but if ever one merited rejoicing, it's Abu Musab al Zarqawi's. As you'll recall, he's the guy that Saddam invited to Baghdad to receive military treatment -- and by his subsequent actions, it appears that allegations of his links to Al Qaeda were well founded.
The Iraqi people are jubilant -- another reminder to the left in this country that people like Al Zarqawi don't represent a legitimate opposition force, but rather are working in opposition to the dreams of most Iraqis.
Certainly this news won't change the course of the war overnight. But it is a morale booster -- and it offers some context to the daily media diet of terrorist bombings and mayhem.
It's a welcome reminder that the United States can't -- and won't -- lose this war, unless and until we lose our nerve.
Update: James Taranto wonders why Al Qaeda is hailing Zarqawi as a "martyr" since, of course, there's "no connection" between Iraq and Al Qaeda.
The Iraqi people are jubilant -- another reminder to the left in this country that people like Al Zarqawi don't represent a legitimate opposition force, but rather are working in opposition to the dreams of most Iraqis.
Certainly this news won't change the course of the war overnight. But it is a morale booster -- and it offers some context to the daily media diet of terrorist bombings and mayhem.
It's a welcome reminder that the United States can't -- and won't -- lose this war, unless and until we lose our nerve.
Update: James Taranto wonders why Al Qaeda is hailing Zarqawi as a "martyr" since, of course, there's "no connection" between Iraq and Al Qaeda.
posted by LadybugUSA at 7:50 AM
2 Comments:
It's a little disheartening to see the left wing nutters attempt to diminish this accomplishment. They are seemingly still hopeful that our goals for Iraq will fail.
We'll never know how many lives could have been spared without the negativity of our own MSM.
I think Wile E Coyote makes a good point. It is entirely possible that Zarq became more of a problem than an asset for al-Qaeda (Geez, after all this time, I still struggle to spell that).
But even if that is true, what does that say about the progress of the War in Iraq and the War on Terror?
I think it would still be further proof (as if any were needed) that the coalition is winning.
Not only have we exerted military dominance over Iraq, but we've also successfully surrendered political control of the country back to the Iraqis. And we've enabled a series of free and fair elections in that country. I'm not even going to get into the reconstruction of infrastructure, etc.
al-Qaeda bitterly opposed every single one of these accomplishments and tried to stop them.
al-Qaeda has failed in every single one of their goals in Iraq except for one. They have been successful in garnering the support of the American and European left for their cause.
No matter what the circumstances leading to the death of Zarq. It is proof we are winning this war!
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