Bad Times Ahead In Iraq

I posted earlier about how killing al-Zarqawi won't slow down the terrorists. This guy says it will most likely increase the danger. He makes a good point.

Abubaker Saad, a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Western Connecticut State University, said Wednesday's death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi signals a dangerous time in Iraq because a new al-Qaida leader will certainly emerge.

Al-Zarqawi, the 39-year-old leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed Wednesday, along with six others, including his deputy and spiritual adviser, Abdul Rahman, in a U.S. air strike in the Iraqi city of Baqouba.

"They are going to want to assert themselves quickly," said Saad. "This is a relief for Iraq and Jordan, but I anticipate the new leader will want to do something dramatic right away.

"This is as much a psychological war as a physical war," Saad said. "The new leader doesn't want to give the U.S. a psychological victory."

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