Stop me if you've heard this one before:
http://www.cnn.com/...
A U.S. military commander Friday reported the death of a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader, a Tunisian who was considered the "emir of foreign terrorists in Iraq."
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Anderson called the death "a significant blow" to al Qaeda in Iraq -- a Sunni-dominated militant group that takes its inspiration from Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda.
Great, that means we can leave now, right? I mean, surely with all of the #2's, top lieutenants, and right-hand men that Al Qaeda in Iraq has lost they are no longer a threat, right?
After all, there's this guy (all links courtesy of Fox News where possible for your mocking pleasure):
http://www.foxnews.com/...
Iraqi and coalition forces have arrested the second most senior figure in Al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraq's national security adviser announced on Sunday, saying the group now suffered from a "serious leadership crisis."
Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, was captured north of Baghdad a few days ago "along with another group of his aides and followers," Mouwafak al-Rubaie said.
And this guy:
http://www.foxnews.com/...
The U.S. command said Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of Al Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested, adding that information from him indicates the group's foreign-based leadership wields considerable influence over the Iraqi chapter.
Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid, was captured in Mosul on July 4, said Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a military spokesman.
oh, and don't forget him:
http://www.foxnews.com/...
U.S. Special Forces killed Al Qaeda's (search) No. 2 terror mastermind in Iraq (search), Defense Department officials said.
FOX News has confirmed that Abu Azzam (search), who was believed to have been in charge of the financing of terrorist cells in the war-torn country, was killed during a raid in Baghdad early Monday morning Iraq time
and him:
http://www.nytimes.com/...
American and Iraqi military forces have captured Al Qaeda's top leader in the Mosul area of Northern Iraq, the United States military announced today, a man who associates said always wore a suicide vest and vowed that he would never be taken alive.
The military described the captured insurgent, Muhammad Khalaf Shakar, also known as Abu Talha, as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's most trusted operations agent in Iraq. Mr. Zarqawi, Al Qaeda's top operative in Iraq, is the most wanted man in Iraq by United States-led coalition forces.
Ah screw it, here's the whole list, at least up until September 2006:
http://www.libertypost.org/...
Surely even the mouth-breathing dead-enders won't be fooled this time, right? After all, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me 39 times, I must be a Republican.