# Zarqawi killed in bombing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850 "2006-06-08T06:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/21 "2006-06-08T08:24:51Z")
[QUOTE=Garfield226] You know, if you’d like to start a GD or Pit thread…feel free. [/QUOTE] Your thread title is certainly best suited for another forum. "Zarqawi killed in bombing. " MPSIMS? IMHO? GQ? ATMB? Your thread title is about a person being killied. You expect no debate?Come off it. Breaking news, on MPSIMS, priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/22 "2006-06-08T09:27:42Z")
For the record, _When that Man is Dead and Gone_ is available on iTunes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/23 "2006-06-08T09:32:25Z")
The [Beeb](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5058304.stm) report him dead _and_ identified; > [@](#): > > General George Casey said Zarqawi’s body was identified through fingerprints and facial recognition. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/24 "2006-06-08T11:33:53Z")
He’s gone! Congrats to the Iraqi security forces, the US soldiers, and all other coalition forces! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/25 "2006-06-08T13:02:45Z")
[QUOTE=Scoundrel Swanswater] And what does this achieve? [/QUOTE] If the top guy keeps getting offed, one would think that the pool of qualified candidates would shrink accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Logan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Don\_Logan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Logan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/26 "2006-06-08T13:50:58Z")
Yea, the pool just shrank from 76,322 to 76,321. At this rate they would be wiped out by? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/27 "2006-06-08T14:14:41Z")
Fact is he was a very successful terrorist and his death is nothing but good news, regardless of whether the vacuum will at some point be filled by another. Things have been so bad over there as of late, what with Hadifa and the ill will and undeniable blow to morale it caused, I’m glad to see a significant positive come about when the overwhelming percentage of people there could use it most. Let us hope this enables a period of relative quiescence and stability. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/28 "2006-06-08T14:16:09Z")
[QUOTE=Don Logan] Yea, the pool just shrank from 76,322 to 76,321. At this rate they would be wiped out by? [/QUOTE] Hey, they nailed seven of his minions. It’s 76,314 Mister Smartguy! ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/29 "2006-06-08T20:02:34Z")
Woo hoo! Another pretend accomplishment for the Bush administration! Much will be made of it, and nothing will change. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850/30 "2006-06-08T20:19:49Z")
[QUOTE=CynicalGabe] Woo hoo! Another pretend accomplishment for the Bush administration! Much will be made of it, and nothing will change. [/QUOTE] AH, but it makes me _feel_ better. Some asshole who decapitated folks is terrorist pate’. Worth a smile over the morning coffee, at least. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zarqawi-killed-in-bombing/359850.md?page=1)