As I have said before, the psychological benefits matter to the coalition soldiers, the Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi civilians faith in their forces/government.
"He was the 2nd most wanted man on the planet ACCORDING TO US"
According to Iraq he was #1.
>I agree with Kevin completely. He was the 2nd most wanted man on the planet ACCORDING TO US, but he was certainly not the only one with the same set of beliefs. Operationally this has to be a blow to al-Qaeda in Iraq. But it sure as heck isn't going to stop the cause. In one sense it will probably turn out to be one heck of a recruiting poster.
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>>The 2nd most wanted man on the planet has been eliminated and you think it means nothing? Are you kidding?
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>>>In reality it means nothing. Al Qaida will just replace him with someone else.
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>>>>This is great news!
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060608/D8I429RO0.html
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