i'm glad he's dead

Al-Zarqawi, that is.

But I still think the war was a terrible idea. If we weren't there in the first place, we wouldn't even need to know who that shitbag is was. Among other things. Anyway, I don't think the positions are mutually exclusive.

The war parties would do well to restrain their jubilation. Again, not because Al-Zarqawi's death isn't a good thing, but because this is just the latest "turning point" in the foolhardy Iraq campaign. (See also: the iconic fall of the statue, the death of Uday and Qusay, the capture of Saddam, elections, etc., etc...) And after each of these, public support for the war has fallen once it becomes apparent that the alleged turning point has not brought us any closer to withdrawal.

On second thought...bottoms up!