Comments on: Life of Terrorists Nasty, Brutal, and Short

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » The Iraqi insurgency has no Central Command

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:26:13 +0000

[...] I would have thought that this was obvious enough that it would pass without further analysis but, judging by this unnecessarily rude comment in response to my own comment on a post by James Joyner at Outside the Beltway, apparently that’s not so. It may help to define our terms. By “Iraqi insurgency” I mean anyone who dischargers a firearm at a member of the Coalition forces, sets carbombs and other IEDs, engages in suicide attacks, and otherwise opposes Coalition forces or the new Iraqi government in Iraq with force. By “Central Command” I mean a unitary command structure that has strategic responsibilities, operational control, and is responsible for logistical support for the insurgency. [...]

By: floyd

floyd — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:24:49 +0000

i work with a guy who's "nasty,brutal, and short. is he a terrorist??!!??

By: Herb

Herb — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:48:09 +0000

The problem is, that their "Life Expectancy" is not short enough.

By: Blue Crab Boulevard

Blue Crab Boulevard — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:33:07 +0000

War On Terror Working?...

A story today points out that the war on terror has been quite a lot more successful than a lot of people realize. Estimates are that about forty percent of known terrorists have been killed or captured since 2004.
Two years later, 40 percent...

By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Blog Archive » War On Terror Working?

Blue Crab Boulevard » Blog Archive » War On Terror Working? — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:33:07 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Best post title yet from Tim Blair: "BROAD STRATA OF COMMUNITY SUFFER HIGH DEATH RATE", with the lede: Jihadis are becoming jihasbeens. H/T James Joyner. (I would have used "Jihadwas" if I had actually, you know, thought of this first. But I really like Jihadwas and think I'll try to remember to use that when referrring to dead ones!) [...]

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:15:52 +0000

Dave, what a stupid statement. I wonder how you would know if there is central control or not? Seems as though they have a common goal, that being the overthrow of the elected government. If those attacks are not co-ordinated I suppose you think they are spontaneous. Hey, Ahmed, since we have nothing to do today, let us go sent off a car bomb, you drive. Any one who thinks suicide attacks are not co-ordinated is dumber than a red brick.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:40:34 +0000

Al Qaeda or foreign jihadis and the Iraqi insurgency aren't the same thing, James. Although for a lot of Americans Zarqawi was the face of the Iraqi insurgency the insurgency is more diverse than that, has no centralized control, and doesn't have a common program, strategy, or even coordination.

By: Herb

Herb — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:40:54 +0000

"The Western public thinks the war in Iraq is hopeless"

This is a testament to the propaganda, lies, and anti American rhetoric spread by the Leftest MSM, the Democrats, and those in America who want to see our troops defeated in order to satisfied their hatred towards Our President.

By: Neo

Neo — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:31:14 +0000

The effect of the U.S. taking out al Zarqawi has been quick. In Palestine, a U.S. citizen was quickly released because the "kidnappers did not want to end up like Zarqawi".

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:38:59 +0000

Of course, the terrorists are also doing quite well in the propaganda war.

"Join the jihad and die for a lie!"

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:15:01 +0000

Bush Trumpets Iraq Terror Leader's Death... President Bush was celebrating "a good week for the cause of freedom," with the killing of terrorist...