U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda No. 3 Killed

if it's gonna be counted right, bin Laden and al Zawahiri have to be counted as numbers one and two. bin Laden provided the money and business connections; al Zawahiri is the spiritual, theological and philosophical heart of al Qaeda. in many ways, he's far more important than bin Laden.



the problem is that we never had a better chance than we did of wiping them out at Tora Bora, when we basically had them cornered. the troops were ordered to fall back, letting them escape.



that--and the invasion of Iraq--let al Qaeda regroup, recruit new members, and spread themselves out across the world. it also allowed for the formation of splinter groups and 'tribute' groups, such as al Qaeda in Iraq.



Countries and their armies can't hide. Insurgent groups are usually located either within a country or a nearby regional country. but members of terrorist groups, especially with today's communications and transportation, could spread themselves out to every country in the world, making detection and nullification almost impossible.



that's one of the many legacies of the invasion of Iraq: What could have been over in 2002 may never end. besides which, it becomes an ongoing justification for a war that could never end.
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