I hear ya, and I am celebrating (will celebrate even more heartily tonight). I just wanted to share the story because I found it interesting.
Creepy, I genuinly want to know, do you think the killing of this man was a good thing for the world? DD
LOL. I just found out where RM Tex came up with this article. None other than the person who is probably the most pissed off about today's events: DAILY KOS. Busted again, brah
Honestly, I don't think there's anything genuine about a lot of your posts especially how you frame your question in such absolute terms
There is a misconception (which the military, if not the administration, thankfully, now seems to have gotten and understood after years of missteps) that Al Qaeda is like a football team, with a roster of players, all following the direction of a head coach (Bin Laden) and star players (Zarqawi), and that all you have to do is just get super tough with them and eliminate them all and everything will be over. It is not even close to being like that. Al Qaeda is not so much a thing as it is an idea shared by disaffected muslims across the globe, be it in the muslim ghettos of Europe, the rubble of Iraq, or the mountains of Afghanistan. What's the qualifications to be in Al Qaeda? Pretty much nothing, all you have to do is log on to the internet and say you're part of it; that's it, and I don't think you really even have to do that. There's no central bureaucracy or clearinghouse of Al Qaeda, it operates in independent, loosely affiliated cells (such as a group of north africans in Madrid, Pakistanis in London or Toronto, Iraqis in Iraq, etc) sharing an idea more than they share resources or anything else. Fighting an idea is much harder than fighting an army, and simply mouthing "we have to get tough!" exhibits a severe lack of comprehension (thankfully many in the military, if not the administration or the President himself, appear to have realized this.)
Wrong. A swing and a miss. Feel the breeze. It was not the Daily Kos. Guess again. You have two more chances, slugger!
i think creepyfloyd at some level supports the actions of islamic extremists and some of their violence around the world.
The almighty dollar is holy in all religions. some dude is chilling with 25 mill. BAGHDAD, Iraq — The spiritual adviser and deputy to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi didn’t know it, but he led U.S. and Iraqi intelligence officials directly to the terror leader’s door during a visit he paid him at a safehouse. That brought about the Wednesday night airstrike that killed both men. The Zarqawi deputy, Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi, was identified by intelligence officials at least two weeks ago with the cooperation of “somebody inside the al-Zarqawi network,” said U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, speaking to reporters in Baghdad.
Hearts and Minds...Hearts and Minds... We are winning because the people are getting on board with the program. They want a better Iraq. It helps us and them
Do you think that the death of this man is good or bad, and please explain? I don't know why you are being so evasive? Please, just answer the question. DD
I love this tactic of yours...stop badgering...i think this world would be a better place without a lot of people...Zarqawi is not big deal now nor in the big picture...My position was clearly articulated in my 1st post in this thread....now please bring on all the "creepy supports al-qaeda" accussations
Here is the first post, so where exactly do you say it is a good or bad thing? So, do you think him being killed was good or bad? And, I do agree with your post by the way, I think it will have some effect but it is not a magic pill, Sam Fisher eloquantly described what is important earlier. And, Creepy, I playfully post about Iran in threads because you are sensitive to it, but I hardly call you a terrorist supporter. Please answer the question. DD
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad: "Today the Iraqi government also appointed key ministers. Now the government is completed. It can begin to put forward proposals to bring Iraqis together, for Iraqi community leaders to take responsibility for ending sectarian war. The combination of this blow [Zarqawi's death] as well as this unity government with a good program could have a positive effect in terms of winning some people over to the side of the government..." C'mon Creep...Give me a WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5461794
Excellent! They have their government, we've eliminated AQ leadership! It's time to bring our boys home! Their job is done!
Totally agree, let's get out of their country, and then take 10% of the oil profits for reparations to cover our costs.
