[dirtboy]

Nice of Al Qaeda to take the fight where we have our greatest concentration of trained soldiers.

[NavyCaptain]

Maybe we need to change the operation's title from "Operation Iraqi Freedom" to "Operation Al Quida Death?"

[sam_paine]

"I think we clearly are adapting......" Lt. Gen. Norton Schwartz,

I just thought:

If this guy gets a cold,

he'll have a "General Norton Schwartz Cough."

I'm sorry. But I couldn't help it.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> the Al Qaida insurgents favor truck and roadside bombs rather than engaging U.S. troops <<

Cowards.

[snooker]

"In other words, a rallying cry, a place where foreign fighters are supposed to come to defend Islam, that now is not the time to operate." Name change anyone ... OPERATION FLYPAPER Bring it on.

[bert]

This is a classic manuver. Subvert the revolution and take control It happened in france and in Russia. In France various elements struggled for years and all lost to Napoleon. In Russia the Communists won.

Al Queda sees a weakness and is doing the rightthing to exploit that weakness. Reports from Iraq indicate America and GWB are much loved.

Al Queda will not prevail. they will be anniaiated by the Iraqui's.

[Kath]

But...but Iraq is not connected to AlQuada. No connection. So says Blix and the Democrats!!!! ..sarcasm out.

[truthandlife]

BUMP

[wayoverontheright]

U.S. now sees Al Qaida as leader of war effort in Iraq...

Whether it's al-Qaida or Palestinians or Saudis is irrelevant to the main point we should be taking from this article, which is, that MILITANT ISLAM sees Iraq as it's potential Waterloo, and fears that their goal of the return of the caliphate will become un-sellable when the "Arab street" sees what the embrace of democracy can bring in the way of peace and prosperity.

They're ALL going to be in Iraq, and the side which shows the most resolve wins.