tflex Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) Officials: Al-Qaida in Iraq's al-Zarqawi killed Well, good riddance. I'm sure some other madman will replace him, but nonetheless it's a major blow to Al Qaida and the insurgency. Edited June 8, 2006 by tflex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 No political commentary intended in this by any means, but I was immediately struck on the MSNBC link how odd it seems to see a picture of 4 men so happy to report someone's death. [edit] And of course, 10 minutes later they change the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurius Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 It has taken a killer filth off the planet, but it is mostly a political huzzah. There are three major (including Al-Qaida) and about 20 minor groups doing roughly the same thing. al-Zarqawi's death might make it easier for people to support the resistance to occupation. He did mad dog tactics, but if others don't behead people, call jihads against Sunnis and bomb mosques...the more common population may have a bit more tolerance of them. But hey, now he can learn first hand about his religious beliefs. If he is punished, great! If he is rewarded, I'm sure I don't want to worship his god. Or to sum it up, what I'll do on his grave won't pass for flowers and I'll bring a good dance tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Officials: Al-Qaida in Iraq's al-Zarqawi killed Well, good riddance. I'm sure some other madman will replace him, but nonetheless it's a major blow to Al Qaida and the insurgency. A rabid dog killed. Good work guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 It made my morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Good news in dark times, I have a feeling it will be fleeting and matched with more ugliness as with the capture of Saddam unfortunately. There is a Roman parallel in all this you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tflex Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I think this is a good morale boost for the coalition troops and the Iraqis. Thousand of lives were lost because of Zarqawi, and a lot of them were innocent civilians. Also, it should re-energize the intelligence community and the U.S. troops in Afghanistan in finding the big fish Bin Laden and Al Zawahiri; they are proving to be very elusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 With that mug, I doubt if his 80 virgins will have anything to do with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I woke up this morning and was I overjoyed. Now his death is the top story all over the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neos Dionysos Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 There is a Roman parallel in all this you know. I'd be very interested to here it Favonius... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Valerius Scerio Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 The death of al Zarqawi of course is welcomed, but at what cost? It's like a burning down your house, and then, as you trudge through the flames, you found that you did get rid of the rat that was haunting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) The death of al Zarqawi of course is welcomed, but at what cost? It's like a burning down your house, and then, as you trudge through the flames, you found that you did get rid of the rat that was haunting it. The house on fire analogy is a bit over the top, although there's no doubt the occupation was mishandled at the start and we're paying the price for it. I've been on combat tours in Iraq and the overwhelming majority of combat, ambushes, IEDs whatever are located in about 25% of the country, where the minority and formerly in power Sunnis live and in Baghdad, both areas where the US Army and Marines have control of the sectors. The Kurish north and large areas of the Shia south containing second-tier cities like Karbala, Najaf, Al Kut, Al Hila and Nasiriyah are relatively peaceful except on one occasion when extremists infiltrated Najaf. That being said, I think there's a good argument to be made to parade Zarqawi's head on a pike through downtown Fallujah, Ramadi and Tikrit. Call me old school. Edited June 9, 2006 by Virgil61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 There is a Roman parallel in all this you know. Vercingetorix? Nah..seems over the top. I was thinking that the Cilician pirates were sort of al Qaeda-like, but I can't think of any good Zarqawi parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 (edited) Two 500lb bombs whack him and he is still mumbling! Guess he didn't want to meet the virgins. Virgol61's proposal hits the spot. Edited June 11, 2006 by Gaius Octavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rameses the Great Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 I was thinking that the Cilician pirates were sort of al Qaeda-like, but I can't think of any good Zarqawi parallel. Don't make fun of the Cilician pirates they aren't cowards who hit and run. I think they had some idea what they were doing. However Al Qaeda and Zarqawi are mediocer at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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