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Iraq-Jordan |
An X for Zarqawi? |
2005-05-30 |
![]() But would al-Zarqawi's demise do much to quell the rampaging insurgency? "When you start taking out large numbers of their experienced leadership, you significantly damage the effectiveness of the organization," says House Intelligence Committee chairman Peter Hoekstra. A Western diplomat in Baghdad says al-Zarqawi's death would be a "very important thing" and would hurt funding and recruiting, especially for the "high-end suicide bombings" usually attributed to non-Iraqis. But others point out that the foreign fighters al-Zarqawi is said to command seem to represent only a small percentage of the rebels in Iraq. The bulk of the insurgency, made up of disaffected Iraqi Sunnis, runs itself. "We face a thinking, adaptive enemy," says Marine Commandant General Michael Hagee, "and they have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of manpower." Says a foreign military commander familiar with the region: "There are hundreds to replace al-Zarqawi. Getting him will mean bragging rights, and that's about it." |
Posted by:Dan Darling |
#5 darn..I'll try again link |
Posted by: 2b 2005-05-30 14:55 |
#4 BBC's doing it too. BBC Zarqawai does't matter anway |
Posted by: 2b 2005-05-30 14:53 |
#3 CNN is scared to death ew are winning in Iraq. |
Posted by: badanov 2005-05-30 14:37 |
#2 oooooh....this is encouraging. A story that says, "yeah, they got Zarqawi, but he wasn't really all that important anyway." Click to see who wrote it...(click) CNN! Whoohoo. I'll chalk this up to very good news indeed!! |
Posted by: 2b 2005-05-30 14:25 |
#1 Along with all the above, killing any of the murdering SOBs helps. |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-05-30 12:57 |