No, not the sadistic pawn shop owner from Pulp Fiction. But the sadistic terrorist Zarqawi in Iraq!! Here are some of the President’s remarks on this crucial victory:
Now Zarqawi has met his end, and this violent man will never murder again. Iraqis can be justly proud of their new government and its early steps to improve their security. And Americans can be enormously proud of the men and women of our armed forces, who worked tirelessly with their Iraqi counterparts to track down this brutal terrorist and put him out of business.
This must be difficult news for some on the “war is never the answer” left. Obviously this is not the end of our effort to defeat terrorism, but it is certainly helpful to have an accurate definition of what a terrorist actually is if we are going to be victorious. Zarqawi embodied terror through his countless acts of fear and cowardice; from the purposeful killing of men, women and children to the beheadings of representative members of coalition citizens like Nick Berg (USA) & Kenneth Bigley (UK).
Perhaps those that try to define President Bush as a terrorist should take a long hard look at what one actually looks like. With rhetoric like this, “In televised statements broadcast from his terrorist command center [you mean the White House?], Bush remains defiant and unapologetic for his actions...” I’d be pretty unapologetic too if I were freeing millions from tyranny, defeating terrorism and exporting democratic and economic prosperity throughout the Middle East.
Zarqawi’s dead, baby. Zarqawi’s dead.