Another one bites the dust

Iraq's number two man has been killed. So I know what you're already saying, which number two is this? Doesn't it seem like we're always killing off the number two man? But this one was a biggie according to the terrorist playing cards issued to our military guys over there (brilliant strategy I have to say-- give the soldiers cards which they will probably use during all their downtime, and now they'll be able to recognize these people even better when on patrol). His bounty was raised to $25 million, which is the same as Osama. So what's the significance of this? I'm not entirely sure in the grand scheme of things, but you gotta figure that the guy his supporters called "the slaughtering sheik" won't be terribly missed on this Earth. So we're one step closer, but then again those of you familiar with these kinds of social climates, another person will only take his place tomorrow. Hence the search for the new number two man. But honestly, we can only hope that the new man is less evil than Al-Zarqawi and hope that eventually the new number two will have some common sense and even a soul.

Update: So I just talked to Lee a few hours after this post. He's in the airport on his way to Kuwait and just informed me that Al-Zarqawi was from Mozul, Iraq. As that is where Lee is going to be in 30 days for potentially the next two years, I see this is as huge plus that this idiot is no longer terrorizing that city. So yes, I do think in this case it does matter that this one man is gone. It matters a lot to me because after this point the war is no longer a political debate to have over my morning coffee, but it's about the safety of Lee and all my other friends over there. Good riddance and keep up the good work!