Thursday, October 13, 2005

 

Listening To The Enemy-- And Learning

It's not often we get to hear exactly what the enemy is thinking, but when we do, it's best to listen. We have such a chance in the recently released letter from Al Queda #2 Zawahiri to Al Queda #1 in Iraq Zarqawi. It;s too long to quote in it's entirty here, follow the link, but a few highlights.
?I want to be the first to congratulate you for what God has blessed you with in terms of fighting in the heart of the Islamic world, which was formerly the field for major battles in Islam?s history, and what is now the place for the greatest battle of Islam in this era?.?
What is that meme we hear from the left all the time? "Iraq has nothing to do with the war on terror." an we believe it when our greatest enemy in the GWOT calls Iraq "the place for the greatest battle of Islam?" I can't. Iraq is THE battleground for them, so whay shouldn't it be for us?
?And it is that the Mujahidin must not have their mission end with the expulsion of the Americans from Iraq , and then lay down their weapons, and silence the fighting zeal. We will return to having the secularists and traitors holding sway over us.?
They obviously have no intention of stopping with Iraq. If we pull out of there, they'll keep going, things will get worse, not better -- despite wat many ont he left may think. This final one really galls me
"You might ask an important question: What drives me to broach these matters while we are in the din of war and the challenges of killing and combat?

My answer is, firstly: Things may develop faster than we imagine. The aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam-and how they ran and left their agents-is noteworthy. Because of that, we must be ready starting now, before events overtake us,...."
To the Tom Haydens and Jane Fondas of this nation -- do you see that? They are counting on it being like it was in Vietnam! Is there now any doubt that those of you with an cut-and-run mentality are genuinely aiding the enemy? There it is in black-and-white. That's what they want.

This letter does more to validate the strategy of our military than anything I have seen in a very long time. We are on the right track in Iraq. The very fact that this guy has to send a letter to bolster the efforts there tells me we are winning.

Now is not the time to quit -- now is the time to finish what we started.

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