Comments on: Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed in Predator Strike?

By: Dantheman

Dantheman — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:15:49 +0000

"Obama was criticized for saying he'd do it without the consent of the Pakistani government. We're now doing it in cooperation with them." Your basis for saying we have Pakistan's consent is what? It's certainly not apparent in the article cited.

By: Bruce Moomaw

Bruce Moomaw — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:35:36 +0000

Yep -- one of my main objections to Obama is that he's expressed a willingness to fly through the dragon's mouth by staging raids against a-Q on Pakistani territory AGAINST the wishes of the Pakistani government, which is an extremely dangerous thing to do when you're dealing with a very wobbly state that possesses 100 nukes, and not only a population but a military (especially an intelligence service) that's largely sympathetic to a-Q. (For that latter reason, however, I'm also extremely skeptical -- as you are -- of this report.) This guy, however, is perhaps the one individual member of a-Q that it's seriously worth going after; he was always the brains of the operation, both as a strategic organization and as an ideological movement. If he's gone, they won't be nearly so certain what to do -- against us, or anyone else.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:17:37 +0000

And it's telling which candidate has spoken in favor of striking within Pakistan to get at al Qu'eda's leadership, and been called naive for doing so. Now when it turns out we're actually doing it, that goes by the wayside.

Obama was criticized for saying he'd do it without the consent of the Pakistani government. We're now doing it in cooperation with them. Huge difference.

By: DL

DL — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:02:59 +0000

Radical Islam is like liberalism. We make a mistake if we think we can defeat it by ridding our selves of the guy at the top.It is too big -it encompasses and permeates too many souls. It must be defeated by by attacking it errors and changing its own - it must change from within - but that will happen only by others resisting it everytime and everyplace. Feeding it, or liberalism, by capitulation or imitation merely assists its success.

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:24:31 +0000

Hopefully this is for real. Some justice for the victims of 9/11.

By: Jef

Jef — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:45:32 +0000

this seems to be getting no attention on the news. Much more attention about missing children on foxnews than this story.

By: Dantheman

Dantheman — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:49:33 +0000

And it's telling which candidate has spoken in favor of striking within Pakistan to get at al Qu'eda's leadership, and been called naive for doing so. Now when it turns out we're actually doing it, that goes by the wayside.

By: Pug

Pug — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:26:42 +0000

It sure would be nice to make this guy pay for his crimes. It should have happened a long time ago.

By: Ayman al-Zawahiri Hurt Or Killed? » Pirate’s Cove — Give No Quarter!

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:58:17 +0000

[...] James Joyner: Even if Zawahiri’s death is verified, it’s unlikely to have much lasting impact. Al Qaeda is a brand name as much as it is a traditional terrorist group at this stage and there are more than enough people who can plan attacks on soft targets. [...]

By: Ayman al-Zawahiri Hurt Or Killed? : Stop The ACLU

Ayman al-Zawahiri Hurt Or Killed? : Stop The ACLU — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:58:00 +0000