Zawahiri New Mouthpiece for Leadership of U.S. Democratric Party

Ayman Al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's 2nd-in-command, released a videotape two weeks ago that includes the following quotes:

1) "You remember I told you more than a year ago that the American withdrawal from Iraq is only a matter of time, and here they are now ... negotiating with the mujahedeen."

2) "Bush was forced at the end of last year to announce that he will pull out his forces from Iraq, but he was giving excuses for his withdrawal that the Iraqi forces have reached a good level."

(Forced by what? Political pressure from Democratic leadership. Apparently, Zawahiri is happy that some Americans are pushing for a course of action that supports al Qaeda's cause.)

3) American forces "with their planes, missiles, tanks and fleets are mourning and bleeding, seeking for a getaway from Iraq."

(I think Zawahiri is confusing American forces with the leaders of the Democratic party and columnists at the New York Times. Our soldiers want to stay until the job is finished. John Murtha, Howard Dean and John Kerry are "seeking a getaway". Zawahiri must be reading our newspapers and watching our news channels to learn the wonderful things these guys are saying.)

4) "Regarding your withdrawal timetable ... you have to admit, Bush, that you have been defeated in Iraq and are being defeated in Afghanistan and will be defeated in Palestine."

Ah yes. The infamous withdrawal timetable. President Bush has made it clear that he will not set an arbitrary timetable. The President's "timetable" is not based on time, but is instead based on achieving certain milestones in Iraq.

For President Bush's complete plan, follow this link:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/iraq_strategy_nov2005.html

So here's what Howard Dean has to say about troop withdrawals in Iraq:
"I think we need a strategic redeployment over a period of two years. Bring the 80,000 National Guard and Reserve troops home immediately."

Uh-huh. Sounds like what Zawahiri wants.

And John Kerry:
At least 100,000 troops could be withdrawn by this time next year. "[You could] bring it down somewhere in the vicinity of 30,000 to 40,000. And then see where you are."

To Kerry's credit, he also added:
He "would not do it on a fixed, automatic timetable. It has to be results coordinated."


So it looks like prominent leaders of the Democratic party are pushing a strategy that is making Zawahiri a very happy man.