Al-Zarqawi: DEAD!!!

[bigred760]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/index.html

Well, the Americans finally did something right. They killed the bastard. Whether or not this means that insurgency attacks will dwindle remains to be seen. I do think it's important to note also that not only did Zarqawi bite it, but several other lieutenants and advisers got blown away as well.

[CMAGUS]

good bye scumbag they should be trying to start getting something moving now that this guy is out of the picture.There will be more attacks but it's funny when you see these guys doing media conferences.

They are like we killed him and we will kill the next one and what not it's almst as if they are egging them on.Eve though the attacks will still happen but this guy dead is a big obstacle out of the way

[echo_bravo]

I love how a lot of the media is alreayd spinning this. Before his death, you would always hear criticism that Zarqawi was out running rampant while the U.S. couldnt get him.

But now that he got blown the fuck up, the media is saying ,"Well Zarqawi was only one insignificant figure-head, it wont stop any of the attacks." :rolleyes: sheesh it is nerve racking.

Back to the topic at hand, this is a big win for the military. Obviously the attacks wont go away with his death BUT it is a huge blow to them because he was their leader and their voice.

[bigred760]

Originally posted by echo_bravo
But now that he got blown the fuck up, the media is saying ,"Well Zarqawi was only one insignificant figure-head, it wont stop any of the attacks." :rolleyes: sheesh it is nerve racking.

Back to the topic at hand, this is a big win for the military. Obviously the attacks wont go away with his death BUT it is a huge blow to them because he was their leader and their voice.

I agree. While the attacks won't stop, I think the frequency with which they happen will slow down. I think whatever strategy they were going with will be hurt significantly.

[outsyder]

The insurgency will be in diasrray for a while. Strike while the iron is hot.

[Jon Lyrik]

I'm glad the bastard is dead, though guys like him are as replacable and desposable as the suicide bombers themselves. I don't see much effect in the war.

[<3mekthx]

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
I'm glad the bastard is dead, though guys like him are as replacable and desposable as the suicide bombers themselves. I don't see much effect in the war.

I disagree that he is as replaceable and desposable as mere suicide bombers.

He was the #1 wanted terroist in Iraq.

I heard earlier that UBL once called him the prince of Al Queda in Iraq.

$25,000,000 bounty on his head.


Hopefully this means that our human intelligence is getting better in Iraq. Hopefully.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by <3mekthx
I disagree that he is as replaceable and desposable as mere suicide bombers.

He was the #1 wanted terroist in Iraq.

I heard earlier that UBL once called him the prince of Al Queda in Iraq.

$25,000,000 bounty on his head.


Hopefully this means that our human intelligence is getting better in Iraq. Hopefully.

Another nut will take his place in being a major player in the insurgency. Plus, guys like this become martyrs and that helps fuel the rage of young men throughout the middle east who are willing to blow themselves up, which is why we'll never succeed in a war like Iraq.

[Lynn7]

He is the one who proudly associated himself with the beheadings of innocents. I am glad he has been killed because he is a cold blooded murderer. While there are others who may take his place in the organization, sometimes evil like his is hard to replicate. He was a particularly evil man.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by Lynn7
He is the one who proudly associated himself with the beheadings of innocents. I am glad he has been killed because he is a cold blooded murderer. While there are others who may take his place in the organization, sometimes evil like his is hard to replicate. He was a particularly evil man.

I really doubt that the people who would replace him are for any reason more sane.

[Vong]

I saw on a news report that oil prices fell a bit due to the news of this dude's death.

It's comforting to know that spilling blood affects the stock markets. Drilling for oil has spilt enough blood as it is...

[Criminal Rock]

True, but they might not be as capable as their predecessor... Zarqawi was very skilled at a lot of bad things, killing being one of them, I am one of those people who believe that the “next” Zarqawi wont be as “skilled”.

[electriclite]

Originally posted by Tai Mai Jew
True, but they might not be as capable as their predecessor... Zarqawi was very skilled at a lot of bad things, killing being one of them, I am one of those people who believe that the “next” Zarqawi wont be as “skilled”.

Zarqawi didn't know how to fire an automatic weapon. I think what history and modern times prove is that its not skill but the ability to motivate people, and have various skilled people around you, is what makes a leader.

[echo_bravo]

It's comforting to know that spilling blood affects the stock markets. Drilling for oil has spilt enough blood as it is...

Oh how poetic:rolleyes:

[Criminal Rock]

Originally posted by electriclite
Zarqawi didn't know how to fire an automatic weapon. I think what history and modern times prove is that its not skill but the ability to motivate people, and have various skilled people around you, is what makes a leader.

That’s kind of what I meant, hence why I put "skilled' in quotations... besides that though, that M 240 is an intense machine, I don't blame him for not knowing how to fix the damn thing when it jammed like it did.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

It's hilarious how the news is showing pictures of his dead pathetic ass during their stories about his death.

[JohnTheHenchman]

http://www.nypost.com/img/front060906.gif

This is hanging on my wall.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Damn, if I subscribed to the New York Post then I'd have that on my wall too.

[ChemicalRomance]

I saw that cover of the POST when I was getting a sandwich in the deli today. I laughed pretty loud haha.

[outsyder]

The picture is needed to show people he is indeed dead, or else you just know we'd be hearing shit from Al-Qaeda or anti-war groups on how he's not really dead and it's all a big conspiracy, like everything else.

[Vong]

Originally posted by outsyder
The picture is needed to show people he is indeed dead, or else you just know we'd be hearing shit from Al-Qaeda or anti-war groups on how he's not really dead and it's all a big conspiracy, like everything else.

Well, you have to admit, the timing could not be more perfect for the Bush government on this dude's death. His poll rating is for shits and he's desperately looking for something to justify the US's presence in Iraq. It wouldn't surprise me the least if his approval rating went up because of this.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by Vong
Well, you have to admit, the timing could not be more perfect for the Bush government on this dude's death. His poll rating is for shits and he's desperately looking for something to justify the US's presence in Iraq. It wouldn't surprise me the least if his approval rating went up because of this.



Actually, Bush's approval rating went up a few points the week before Zarqawi was killed, but yes, this does help too.

The timing of it is good, considering that the sooner it happened, the better.

[The Young Son]

I'm glad they got this scumbag.

The interesting thing is that people were speaking out at the fact that he has eluded capture by the U.S for quite some time, and now that he has finally been killed, some people are saying that he would have been more of an asset were he taken alive! Yeesh, people!

However these words were met with the response of "Better a dead martyr, than a living hero."

[Lynn7]

I think it is better that they have him dead. If he was alive then he would be a celebrity prisoner. They wouldve probably taken hostages and cut off their heads if he wasn't released etc. He never would've given us any information against his side. He is better off dead. I also can't help thinking it is good that his picture was released. It shows that he is just a man who is now dead. No hero in that picture. And it is divine justice that had him aware of his captors before he died. He got to see that it was s military strike and not an earthquake that got him.
Someone on the news was saying how this guy took 7 minutes to cut off Nick Berg's head and that Nick was screaming the whole time. Someone else said he has cut off a lot of heads: some of them belonging to children. I am glad he is dead and I know he will be judged severely for his crimes. There won't be any virgins' waiting for this guy.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Originally posted by Lynn7
I think it is better that they have him dead. If he was alive then he would be a celebrity prisoner. They wouldve probably taken hostages and cut off their heads if he wasn't released etc. He never would've given us any information against his side. He is better off dead. I also can't help thinking it is good that his picture was released. It shows that he is just a man who is now dead. No hero in that picture. And it is divine justice that had him aware of his captors before he died. He got to see that it was s military strike and not an earthquake that got him.
Someone on the news was saying how this guy took 7 minutes to cut off Nick Berg's head and that Nick was screaming the whole time. Someone else said he has cut off a lot of heads: some of them belonging to children. I am glad he is dead and I know he will be judged severely for his crimes. There won't be any virgins' waiting for this guy.

Lynn, you're right, there is no question that this bastard deserved to die. Not even Gandhi himself could convince me otherwise.

[The Postmaster General]

Did it take him 7 minutes to cut off the heads because he was torturing the people, or was he just not very good at cutting off heads?

[jeo4]

Originally posted by BubbaStrangelove
Did it take him 7 minutes to cut off the heads because he was torturing the people, or was he just not very good at cutting off heads?

He was horrible at cutting off heads. He also sucked at shooting. The dumb shit didn't even know how to clear a jam.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by jeo4
He was horrible at cutting off heads. He also sucked at shooting. The dumb shit didn't even know how to clear a jam.

Maybe so, but if you ever needed to rent a video, that motherfucker was tip-top.

[dman476]

Either way sounds sardonic. How would he be bad at cutting of heads? Who knows, but in any way, it was cruel and un-fucking necessary. I was extremely happy when I found out he died - and my only remorse is that it wasn't a painful death a la Nick Berg.
I want that New York Post cover!

And I agree on the Bush spiral, I'm sure some people will cut his administration more slack since this has happened, even though it won't be too much. I wonder what would have happened in the 2004 Election had Al Zarqawi had been murdered during his first term years. Wider or narrower gap with the votes? Probably the former.

[jeo4]

Originally posted by outsyder
Maybe so, but if you ever needed to rent a video, that motherfucker was tip-top.

Yeah, and he was the bomb in Phantoms, yo! :D

[darchangel]

Originally posted by jeo4
Yeah, and he was the bomb in Phantoms, yo! :D


I fucking love you.

<breasty hugs jeo>




~darchangel~