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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Jun 08 2006
Zarqawi's death
The big news story today seems to be the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. While some might see it as a victory, the truth is that many of his supporters will treat Zarqawi's death as his grand passing into martyrdom. If there was less unrest in Iraq we might hope that this would be a major blow to future Al Qaeda rule, but with things still in a fairly chaotic state there we would be unwise to assume that order will suddenly come.
What might be useful is that a certain amount of reorganization will be necessary in order for an Al Qaeda agenda to continue. That means people will have to move around physically and it might give military forces a chance to observe any unusual activity. That could lead to a chance to halt the moves of future "wannabe" terrorist leaders.
President Bush used the word "justice" when delivering the news of Zarqawi's killing. I know what he probably meant in terms of an end to one man's rampage, but the truth is that there really is no actual justice for us to hold up when a man who had potential to do great things for the world dedicated his entire life to violence and then came to a violent end of his own. Irony isn't necessarily justice.
posted at: 14:34 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
The big news story today seems to be the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. While some might see it as a victory, the truth is that many of his supporters will treat Zarqawi's death as his grand passing into martyrdom. If there was less unrest in Iraq we might hope that this would be a major blow to future Al Qaeda rule, but with things still in a fairly chaotic state there we would be unwise to assume that order will suddenly come.
What might be useful is that a certain amount of reorganization will be necessary in order for an Al Qaeda agenda to continue. That means people will have to move around physically and it might give military forces a chance to observe any unusual activity. That could lead to a chance to halt the moves of future "wannabe" terrorist leaders.
President Bush used the word "justice" when delivering the news of Zarqawi's killing. I know what he probably meant in terms of an end to one man's rampage, but the truth is that there really is no actual justice for us to hold up when a man who had potential to do great things for the world dedicated his entire life to violence and then came to a violent end of his own. Irony isn't necessarily justice.
posted at: 14:34 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
