I hate to rejoice over any human death. At one point Zarqawi was a child with the potential of the innocent. At some point he heard the preaching of a fool who told him that his god would love him if he killed the infidel. Then the preacher had to identify the infidel as anyone who didn't believe the same as his particular sect of islam. At some point a child became a monster following a doctrine of devils. I mourn for the child who was lost a long time ago.

Sandra,

You say that war is not the answer. Should we have stood by and let Hitler conquer Europe, parts of Africa, parts of the Middle East, and Asia all the way to Japan?

Should we have stood by and let the Japanese slaughter the Chinese, the Filipinos, and the rest of the countries that they conquered?

War is not good. But sometimes it is necessary. Radical Islam is as great a threat to the world as Nazism. If we don't deal with it now then in less than 10 years we will be dealing with radical Islamic countries who have nukes and the capability to deliver them to the United States.

To have peace, you sometimes must be willing to accept war. No one wants to be at war in Iraq, but it's in our long-term national security interests.

And yes, I'm glad that al-Zarqawi is dead. He was a sub-human mass murderer and the world is better off without him.

Like they say, you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Only in this case, Al-Janiqua-Zarcowi was living by bombs, not just swords. It was known he would die by bombs, just not when. In fact, he was done in by some super heavy bombs, at 500 lbs each fatter than the fattest person you have ever seen. Go ahead, first imagine the two fattest people you've ever known. Now imagine them full of explosives. Now imagine them dropped on a house, both of them holding hands, and then they explode violently. See, this is the great moral we should all take away from this story: If you play with swords, fat people will explode in your house.

Zarqawi is dead. Whether it does anything more is of no significance. The bottom line is that this cowardly murderer; this killer who slaughters innocent babies; this dispicable subhuman who saws mens' heads off with a dull knife is no longer able to terrorize anyone. He was a butcher who got his. Now he is in the hands of God Almighty. I'll bet he's wondering where those virgins are.

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

Now that Al-Zarqawi is dead what is the U.S. mission in Iraq? According to President Bush and Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld, the Iraqis have nearly 250,000 in their security forces. That should be more than enough to quell the violence in Iraq. U.S. troops are being used to find IEDs. Is that the mission NOW of U.S. troops? Also, combat trained U.S. troops are being asked to do police work. That is the job of the MPs or the Iraqi security force. I was a Combat Engineer in the Army and not one day of my training was dedicated to putting someone in handcuffs or doing police work. We were trained to KILL the enemy and not arrest them or put them in handcuffs. There is no clear cut mission in Iraq and Bush and Rumsfeld have to make it clear what the job of the U.S. soldier or Marine in Iraq is supposed to be.

It's significant for the whole region, it sends a clear message that the U.S. is determined and that the President has a plan and is seeing it through. The real winners are the Iraq people whom will be regaining self dignity and begin controlling their own destiny.

Even with a curfew on cars in Baghdad, the insurgents bombed a market killing four and wounding 27. And in Northern Iraq another U.S. soldier was killed. The death of Al-Zarqawi doesn't seem to be slowing down the wave of violence in Iraq.

I'm as tired of all the media flap about Zarqawi as I am of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby. Media needs to move on to other, more important things and there are lots of them. OK, so Zarqwi was a great target that has been eliminated. That's all I want to know. As to Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and their baby, leave them be.

People don't seem to realize that the Iraqi insurgency is made of factions/tribes/gangs of people very similar to the way the Mafia use to run. The Mafia hated the US Federal Gov't just like the Iraqi insurgents hate the US military but both groups would also fight and kill each other. Iraq is not so much a civil war as it is a gang war. Sunni insurgents are attacking other Sunni insurgents who are attacking Shia insurgents who are attacking other Shia insurgents and US soldiers and innocent Iraqi civilians are caught right in the middle of it all. Zarqarwi was a "mob boss" of one of the Iraqi gangs who happen to have the most recognizable name in terror but the other gangs in Iraq could care less about his death because the only people they care for are their own tribe/gang members.

One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter! This fact underlines the continued uncertainity which haunts Iraq's future. Al Queda has already named a replacement and Al- zaqawi has joined the annals of Martyrdom. Has america truly turned the tide of violence in Iraq- the answer is no. We in this country can not even turn the tide of violent crime in our own backyard. (as evidence by AP reports today!) We judge who are the terrorist now, but history will judge wheter america was a terrorist in her own right. Our founding fathers were deemed terrorist, Hitler was nationalist, but history has corrected those viewpoints, and maybe one day the same will happen with Iraq. After america's countless murders of innocent civilians and Al Queda's it seems that they may well very both be enemy of the people.

It is great that Zarqawi has been killed. He was as bad as they come. He had no sense of compunction for his notorious acts to others. He received exactly what he deserved.

If the terrorist that hate the west were not targeting our troops they would be in our own backyard. Having worked for the DOD on Sept 11 and having friends in armed forces I appreciate the hard fight that each and every troop gives in the middle east and remember that there could have been no president / govt if it was not for brave souls that took over the PA flight. Those of you who have forgot that we did not ask for this, and just like to debate enjoy your blogs, but remember that you are not a American because you can tear down a man / govt / culture with your spare time writing here. Try and support your troops and the brave who were willing to make the hard decisions that you lack the courage to do other than in this forum.

For those of you that are still living in a dreamworld - I guess we should keep this war going. Eventually, we'll run out of troops to "protect" and "nuture" this country with billions of dollars in oil that can't seem to be sold fast enough to make them "independent." How soon we all forget the first war where, at the first shot, the Iraqis surrendered in the tens of thousands. That's okay though - let's spend $500/$600/$700 billion per year. When it comes down to it, some of you may be drafted. Come in to my military - we'll see how much you enjoy it them. Perhaps it will get you out of your deep sleep.