Destroying Terror's Symbols

Front Page Magazine ^ | 13 June 2006 | Ralph Peters

[unionblue83]

Last week, American bombs nailed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. That’s great. And the pig lived just long enough to know the Americans got him.

That’s even better.

A butcher with a taste for innocent blood, Zarqawi had become the leering face of fanaticism in Iraq. We ripped that face right off. It took a while. But now Zarqawi’s undeniably dead.

It’s a bigger victory than you’ve been told.

Oh, the Jackal from Jordan’s death was big news. Briefly. It even bumped the alleged “massacre” at Haditha off the front page for a couple of days. But the America-is-all-bad-all-the-time media recovered quickly. By the weekend, we were being assured that Zarqawi’s death wouldn’t really make a difference.

Bull.

It was a devastating blow to his followers. And his death sends a global message to terrorists: We will find you and kill you. We are stronger than you. You will lose.

Zarqawi’s death won’t end terrorism. But it will severely hinder al-Qaeda in Iraq. The mass of intelligence we gained in dozens of related raids will further cripple the organization. Our troops won’t get credit for a job well done, of course. But penetrating his organization and killing Zarqawi was more important than capturing Saddam.

[SueRae]

I hope so too, Allegra.

Don't look now, but you have a visitor! I heard President Bush is in Baghdad!! :-)


Be safe.

[Allegra]

Don't look now, but you have a visitor! I heard President Bush is in Baghdad!! :-)

Yes, we just got clued into this a little while ago. We knew something was up this morning when the IZ checkpoints went on high level security.

I'm happy for the troops - this has to be exciting for them.

[ClaireSolt]

WOW

[ClaireSolt]

I wonder if they know what they must do different this time. I am not being negative, just curious.

[Allegra]

Isn't it exciting? We've had two great days in one week - Zarqawi being killed and now President Bush coming to town.

It makes all the rough days we have here worthwhile.

[Allegra]

Isn't it exciting? We've had two great days in one week - Zarqawi being killed and now President Bush coming to town.

It makes all the rough days we have here worthwhile.

[Allegra]

Isn't it exciting? We've had two great days in one week - Zarqawi being killed and now President Bush coming to town.

It makes all the rough days we have here worthwhile.

[Allegra]

Sorry - my computer had a hiccup. The power here can be a bit...intermittent.

[Dilbert56]

His ending paragraph is key - no more prisoners. The egg-heads at SCOTUS thought they were stiking a blow for humanity when they pondered over how many rights an illegal combatant deserved. They were wrong. They shifted the balance from capture to kill. What commander is going to take prisoners knowing it will tie up troops giving depositions? Not a good one. No unit can afford to sacrifice firepower for placating attorneys. "Standing up" for terrorists' rights is really passing a death sentence on them. Those who do are our generation's "useful idiots".