Obama and the Hezbollah Terrorist

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 12/7/2011 | DAVID B. RIVKIN, JR. and CHARLES D. STIMSON

[american_steve]

Call it the triumph of ideology over national interest and honor. Having dithered for nearly three years, the Obama administration has only a few weeks to bring to justice a Hezbollah terrorist who slaughtered five U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2007. Unfortunately, it appears more likely that Ali Musa Daqduq will instead be transferred to Iran, to a hero's welcome.

In the early evening of Jan. 20, 2007, in the city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, five black SUVs approached the location of a regular meeting between U.S. and Iraqi military officers. Inside the vehicles, which mimicked U.S. transports (to avoid heightened scrutiny), were a dozen individuals dressed in U.S. military uniforms and bearing U.S. weapons. Their drivers spoke English.

Upon reaching their target, the occupants opened fire on the Americans. One U.S. soldier was killed on the spot. Four others were kidnapped, tortured and executed.

The mastermind of this brutal attack? Ali Musa Daqduq, a Lebanese national and Hezbollah commander. U.S. forces captured him in March 2007, and, in interrogation, he allegedly provided a wealth of information on Iran's role in fomenting, training and arming Iraqi insurgents of all stripes.

[american_steve]

Clearly, the OWEbama Administration cannot follow simple protocol and is a disgrace to our Homeland Security.

[Venturer]

The solution seems simple to me.

This administration had no qualms about invading a supposed ally to find and kill Bin Laden

We are already in Iraq, no invasion necessary, we don’t have to find him, we already have custody of him. Shoot the CS and lock the cell door behind you as you leave.