>On this day in the year 632 AD Mohammed died. Perhaps Zarqawi will be given a special place wherever he may be.
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>I recall months ago some television news “expert” stated that if and when Zarqawi was eliminated that there would be many people waiting to take his place. Another statement from the same person was that he expected many splinter groups being formed should Zarqawi die.
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I think that is true as a general statement about al-Qaeda and other Islamic fundamentalist groups, and is one of the reasons I don't like it being called a "war on terror." In a conventional war there are armies, governments, leaders, surrenders. In this case there is no one to surrender, and each incrememtal victory only inspires a new generation of zealots and martyrs. Bombing them to rubble may be momentarily satisfying but it will not be a successful long term strategy.