Thursday, June 15, 2006

 

The Counterstrike For Zarqawi was Swift and Sure

I heard on the radio that since we killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi there have been no American casualties in Iraq. Not true. Zarqawi was killed on early Wednesday, June 7, 2006. The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced two American battle death on that same day and three the following day. The DoD has announced 5 American battle deaths that occurred on June 9, but since then, there have been no further announcements. (Two deaths in Afghanistan have been announced). Good news from Iraq, especially in light of what we've been doing.

We've carried out 452 company sized raids, some with mainly Americans but most others had mainly Iraqi troops, since the death of Zarqawi and killed at least 104 terrorists. We're stepping up things in al Ramadi and appear to be preparing a Fallujah type house by house clearing operation in Baghdad. Here is the reaction from the new leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al Muhajer :

"You crusaders, what will happen in the coming days is something that will turn your children's hair white - battles that will reveal the falsehood of (your) might, the weakness of your soldiers and your lies."

I'm reminded of Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon--"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter."

Many of us following the war in Iraq have never heard of Zarqawi's successor. Apparently that's a plus:

The lack of information released by al-Qaida about al-Muhajer since al-Zarqawi's death appeared to reflect a new emphasis on secrecy by the group. U.S. forces have launched raids based on intelligence in the safehouse where al-Zarqawi was killed. The group may fear infiltration, or that al-Zarqawi's public stance led to his downfall.

# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:31 AM
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"You crusaders, what will happen in the coming days is something that will turn your children's hair white - battles that will reveal the falsehood of (your) might, the weakness of your soldiers and your lies."



Bullshit, if they could have, they would have long ago. They are screwed.




Mark Dunn
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 10:28 AM
 
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