BREAKING NEWS: Al-Zarqawi dead

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Thank god this monster is dead I hope it rots in hell.

[furluvcats]

I'm pretty sure he is burning, as we speak!

[Pburgh]

Yep, he is burning. Thank God for our troops. They have just rid this world of a true monster. YIPPEE

[Audrey2Katrina]

Good riddance to BAD RUBBISH!

A2K

[Audrey2Katrina]

Now if ONLY we can duplicate the feat with U-mama!...

A2K

[sunny]

WHOA!!!! From cnn.com


Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was betrayed from inside the al Qaeda in Iraq group he led in the insurgency fight against coalition troops, the U.S. military says. The bombing raid was ordered when, for the first time, there was "unquestionable information as to exactly where [al-Zarqawi] was located," U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell said.

[Audrey2Katrina]

WHOA!!!! From cnn.com


Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was betrayed from inside the al Qaeda in Iraq group he led in the insurgency fight against coalition troops, the U.S. military says. The bombing raid was ordered when, for the first time, there was "unquestionable information as to exactly where [al-Zarqawi] was located," U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell said.

I'm very concerned this is going to lead to another internal blood-bath over there.... and that is sad! A lot of innocents will be sacrificed by the butchers.

A2K

[Derek Ortt]

God said thou shalt not commit murder. The thou shalt not kill translation was one using antiquated English, the thou shalt not commit murder is the accurate translation, which DOES NOT APPLY in this instance. Killing in war is perfectly legal

[Audrey2Katrina]

But I was also taught that "You should love your enemy". Isn't Al-Zarqawi an enemy?

We loved him so much, we sent him back to his 70 virgins! More power to him. I only hope we can do as much for Bin Laden.

The Bible also says "There is a time to kill!".... Ecclesiastes.

A2K

[Audrey2Katrina]

God said thou shalt not commit murder.

This is DEFINITELY the correct translation.

Just expressing total agreement.

A2K

[kevin]

I never said the man shouldn't die, I said rejoicing in his death isn't that rational. Yes he murdered Americans in gruesome fashion and was our enemy, but the enemy is more than Zarqawi and why should I rejoice in his death when other butchers remain and we haven't accomplished our goals?

I will rejoice when Falujah, Ramadi, and Baghdad are held by force of Iraqi arms and there is a stable government with institutions behind it. Then our forces can be removed and diplomacy can run the show once again. Then I will rejoice.

To get all proud and patriotic when the war is going badly and has been mismanaged just because the military intelligence was able to kill a man who had 25 million on his head, doesn't go with my personality. I am glad he is dead but don't see it as a great victory. I guess every war needs great victories though.

[Yarrah]

Too bad this won't have any effect on the conflict. It is good news for rest of the world that such a terrible man is dead, but 10 more Zarqawis will stand up and take the lead. Zarqawi probably knew he was going to die very soon and he has probably made sure someone else will take his lead.
The attacks won't stop and will probably increase more and more, since a lot of Iraqi's will want revenge for his death and the new leaders will use more and more violence to get rid of the US tropps in Iraq. So for the Iraqi's, it won't matter a lot. I saw an interview with some Iraqi's on the street and they thought the same; they were all affraid more attacks will follow his death and that the death of Zarqawi isn't the turning point in this conflict.

But this showed that the Sunni's are finally realising that all this violence won't help them. If they continue all this violence, Iraq will slowly fall apart and if that happens, they'll end up with a piece of Iraq which has almost no oil and fertile grounds. They now understand that they have to stop this violence to save the Iraq and that's why they probably betrayed Zarqawi.

[Audrey2Katrina]

The usual verbotten "political" jabs must be made though mustn't they...



Personally, I'm VERY glad he went to his eternal reward... which I feel won't be at all what he expected.

A2K

[kevin]

Thats possible Yarrah, but I always an cynical and believe 25 million dollars can change ideological commitments fast.

[Yarrah]

Thats possible Yarrah, but I always an cynical and believe 25 million dollars can change ideological commitments fast.

Not people with ideologies/relgions such as Zarqawi et alii. There's absolutely no way to reason with them. But there's a weak link in every organization and this weak link was probably the one who tipped the US army on Zarqawi's whereabouts.

[chadtm80]

I never said the man shouldn't die, I said rejoicing in his death isn't that rational. Yes he murdered Americans in gruesome fashion and was our enemy, but the enemy is more than Zarqawi and why should I rejoice in his death when other butchers remain and we haven't accomplished our goals?

I will rejoice when Falujah, Ramadi, and Baghdad are held by force of Iraqi arms and there is a stable government with institutions behind it. Then our forces can be removed and diplomacy can run the show once again. Then I will rejoice.

To get all proud and patriotic when the war is going badly and has been mismanaged just because the military intelligence was able to kill a man who had 25 million on his head, doesn't go with my personality. I am glad he is dead but don't see it as a great victory. I guess every war needs great victories though.

Bet you would feel a little different if it was a child of yours that he be headed? Just a guess

[Sean in New Orleans]

I knew his day was coming. It's a good thing to have this islamic freak dead, IMO. But, the war continues. I bet he's not with 21 virgins, or however many it's supposed to be. There are many of these islamic nuts over there who chant for our death every day. The war is still just heating up, IMO, We're not in Iran yet.

[kevin]

I never said the man shouldn't die, I said rejoicing in his death isn't that rational. Yes he murdered Americans in gruesome fashion and was our enemy, but the enemy is more than Zarqawi and why should I rejoice in his death when other butchers remain and we haven't accomplished our goals?

I will rejoice when Falujah, Ramadi, and Baghdad are held by force of Iraqi arms and there is a stable government with institutions behind it. Then our forces can be removed and diplomacy can run the show once again. Then I will rejoice.

To get all proud and patriotic when the war is going badly and has been mismanaged just because the military intelligence was able to kill a man who had 25 million on his head, doesn't go with my personality. I am glad he is dead but don't see it as a great victory. I guess every war needs great victories though.

Bet you would feel a little different if it was a child of yours that he be headed? Just a guess

That may be your bet, but you know very little about me personally. I know there have been people who have had family members murdered and did not delight in the killing of the murderer.

I don't see how my response could be taken as offensive to either the family members or even moreso anyone else. I have said that Zarqawi deserved to be killed and it was a good thing that he is dead. What I have not done is gone into 'party time' mode and pretended that this is actually significant to the strategic situation.

You all can party it up for as long as you desire, but people are still dying in Iraq. Americans and Iraqis. From terrorists, from shia death squads, from perhaps marines, but most of all from the cross fire in a war between insurgents and a US backed Iraqi government.

[Lindaloo]

Yeah okay kevin. We do not want to hear your rant about the war nor your dislikes of the war. We are here to celebrate the death of a monster.

[Regit]

In all reality, Kevin is probably right about the rejoicing part. But when I heard the news today, my first feeling was of disappointment that his death had been quick and painless. With him it was really kill or be killed for the troops over there.

I just heard Sen. Joe Biden say it best a few minutes ago on MSNBC: "May he burn in Hell."