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Murdering Women and Children, Part Two
Cliff May over at National Review Online picks up on the theme of my last post: Al Qaeda’s strategy of exploiting sectarian strife through the murder of the innocents:
Recently, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s second in command, sent a letter to Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, the leader of al Qaeda forces in Iraq. In it, Zawahiri reassures Muhajer that a great and historic victory is close at hand, that soon America will be driven out of Iraq. Among the tactics that both Zawahiri and Muhajer believe are proving effective: murdering innocent women and children to fuel sectarian strife.
Let’s stipulate that had President Bush not toppled Saddam Hussein, most of these al Qaeda terrorists would not be in Iraq, they would be somewhere else. The fact remains: They are in Iraq now. They are there because they regard Iraq — an oil-rich capital of the Arab world — as the most important theater in what they say is a global power struggle.”
May points out that looking back is not an option. Despite John Edwards protestations to the contrary, Iraq is the central front in the war of the world:
“Was it a mistake to invade Iraq? . . . That issue will be debated for generations. Right now, the more pressing question is this: How do we prevail in Iraq, understanding that failure would be a body blow to America’s security and vital interests? The answer, at least in part, is by giving Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker the support they require — not signaling to al Qaeda and Iran that they are only a few more suicide-bombings away from a great and historic victory.
As we have said before, we will not lose the war militarily. We don’t lose battles to this cowardly foe. We can only lose our will and that is where Al Qaeda is focusing its energy (aided and abetted, of course, by Harry and Nancy and the mainstream media.)
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