Al Qaeda in Iraq on the Ropes?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by saden1

War is brutal, costly, and tiring so I don't doubt the fact that they're on the brink in Iraq. No one should make the mistake, however, that this is it for them. They're a committed bunch to their cause and will get back on the saddle at some point in the future.

Anywho, we still need to address real issues instead of putting lipstick on a pig to make it look pretty.

We certainly have a long way to go in Iraq. There is no doubt that the overwhelming majority of the insurgents are Iraqi nationalists or members of sectarian gangs, not Al Qaeda-types. But, it is the members of AQI that have perpetrated some of the worst attacks on Iraqi civilians, incited a lot of the sectarian strife, and are responsible for many of our soldier's casualties. So, while this isn't necessarily the light at the end of the tunnel, it's a good start.