Al Zarqawi Dead... Does it Make a Difference?

The "glass is half empty" crowd is saying that the death of al Zarqawi doesn't matter. They claim that with his death, a thousand more will take his place. Others in the same faction state that his death will make matters worse as his followers seek vengeance. Where I am from these types of people are called ambulances, because whenever they open their mouth, they began to moan and whine. As usual they are wrong.

Al Zarqawi was an upper level Commander and removing him from the theater of operations is like having an all pro veteran quarterback with playoff experience taken out of the game. You can stick someone in his place, but it will never be the same. No organization can face this kind of loss without detrimental effect.

What makes his loss even greater is the losses that have preceded him, terrorists such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who was the commander in charge of the 911 attacks, captured in Pakistan along with computers and information.

Riduan Isamuddin (Hambali), commander of South East Asia affiliate of Al Qaida (Jemaah Islamiah), and responsible for the Balli bombings as well as that of the Marriott Hotel was captured in his area of operations.

These are significant losses for the terrorists and as such are significant victories for the U.S.
and their allies, whether the media wants to portray it that way or not. Let them be replaced
by thousands, and they will become cannon fodder for our troops.

BT