I hate it when work gets so busy, I don't have time to blog at lunchtime.
Yesterday's OpinionJournal published a column by Mohammed Fadhil, one of the bloggers at Iraq the Model (HT: The Hedgehog Blog). He rightly drew a dividing line between Arabs who mourn the death of Zarqawi and those who celebrate.
Hamas's reaction to the death of Zarqawi caused the contempt of so many Iraqis. The printed and watched Iraqi media lashed out vigorously on Hamas, politicians and ordinary people on the streets are just equally angered by some Arabic official and media reactions which spoke of the criminal as if he were a hero.
It is totally unimaginable why someone would describe the head chopping, children murdering terrorist as a hero. It's disgusting and infuriating beyond words.
To say I was angry is the least I can say to describe how I felt reading the comments from Arabs (in Arabic) on a BBC forum. There was no surprise that all Iraqi commentators were pleased that we got rid of that vicious terrorists but on the other hand there was probably 90% of non-Iraqi Arab commentators who mourned him as a martyr.
The terrorists and their apologists love to claim that people like Zarqawi do what they do because of American attacks on Arabs. It's a solidarity issue. "You attack my Arab brothers, and I'll make you sorry you did."
But most of Zarqawi's attacks were against Arabs--Iraqis.
What happened to Arabs defending other Arabs? Since when did the Iraqi people stop mattering? Why would Hamas mourn the man who has probably killed more Arabs lately than anyone else?
There's no making sense of it. The jihadis are indiscriminate killers, and the people in the Middle East must choose sides. They can choose sanity and life, or they can choose the insanity of a death culture. According to Mohammed, the Iraqis have chosen life:
[S]o if you are sane, come celebrate the moment with us, but if not, get prepared to mourn more demons.
May it be so.
2 comments:
"There's no making sense of it. The jihadis are indiscriminate killers, and the people in the Middle East must choose sides."
This is what frustrates me most about the Middle East. So many refuse to join the civilized world and instead prefer to live life as hate-filled losers.
I think we should do more to force the "others" to choose sides... sooner rather than later.
Great post.
Chris,
With the death of Zarqawi, we're doing a lot to help the others choose sides. If they decide they prefer death, then I say we give 'em what they want.
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