Al-Z dead. Tipping Point Reached. Iraq Situation Turning Around. 360 degrees.
I ignored the competing and contradictory headlines coming out of Reuters yesterday, but uninterested in doing anything constructive with my day, have decided to deconstruct the following. Okay, not really following, but linked-to article. Ugh, I want to go back to bed!
Good news: Al-Z is dead and the war in Iraq may have reached a turning point. Bad news: That turning point may just be a 360 degree turn. As the president said “Removing Zarqawi is a major blow to al Qaeda. It’s not going to end the war, it’s certainly not going to end the violence, but it’s going to help a lot.”
Buoyed by the death of a man blamed for a campaign of car bombs and beheadings, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said it was “a new beginning” for Iraq.
Maliki said Iraq “will soon reach a tipping point in our battle against the terrorists” as Iraqi troops take over responsibility from the 130,000 Americans deployed in Iraq.
“The insurgency will continue strongly because it was never dependent on Zarqawi for its inspiration or leadership,” said Joost Hiltermann at the Brussels-based International Crisis Group think tank.
Speaking of meaningless, I need to clean my study. Might be easier to just use a gallon of gas and a match.
