If authentic, the letter released yesterday supposedly intended to reach Zarqawi, the Al-Queada leader of Iraqi terrorism, may show weakening morale of terrorists and sub-par leadership in their ranks.
Yesterday, Charles Krauthammer who is a Washington Post Columnist and Fox News Analyst said something which is critical to understanding the “stage” in which Iraq is in currently.
He first reminisced of the nay-sayers who announced the invasion would not be successful, then Saddam could not be found, democracy cannot be fostered in the Middle East, elections would never be held, a parliament could never be established.Mr. Krauthammer went onto point to the self-proclaimed role of the terrorists has been a decidedly anti-American crusade, justifying their cause by attempting to remove the US by use of terror. This argument may have been hard to disprove until recently when the terrorists are mainly targeting Iraqi citizens, Iraqi police stations and recruits, Mosques and on and on….
Yet another conclusion could be drawn from Mr Krauthammer’s analysis. It is possible terrorists are losing credibility amongst their own. While already a minority, those who consider themselves part of this crusade may be questioning the legitimacy of the cause. As was suggested by Mr. Krauthammer, the terrorists announcing their intentions, however their actions do not follow suit. If the terrorists hold true to their voiced intentions, then as the US role is declining in the region so would the suicide car bombings. However in place of one US soldier not killed we are seeing 10 Iraqi policeman and citizens killed.
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