The Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - A Theologian’s Response
I turned on the televsion this morning so the kids could watch Clifford, and what did I see - a news conference from Iraq with a picture of Zarqawi alive, and one of him dead. The leader of Al-Qada in Iraq has left this world, along with seven of this partners. What are we to think of this?
I want to stress, I am not a foreign policy or military analyst (though I like to play an amateur one on television). From the political/policy perspective, the death of the terrorist leader will probably have only minimal impact in the short-term, assuming that attacks have already been planned. In the long-term, this is important because it does behead (sorry for the choice of words) the organization (since it was not just Abu who was killed), and makes it clear to those perpetrating the crimes against the Iraqi people that they will be caught up to, and that the people will betray them.
What motivated me to write was the comment from one of Colorado’s U.S. Representatives, Bob Beuprez. He said “today is a great day for humanity.” Is it?
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