1 I would just like to comment briefly on the earlier post about the Tsunami being sort of a payback for the "fornicators". Indulge my ignorance for a moment, will you. It is my understanding that the terrorists, or "insurgents", are recruiting suicide bombers left and right and promising them a free trip to the Holy Land if they sacrifice themselves in the name of this "Allah" character. Upon arrival, they are to receive 72 virgins. What are these "warriors" going to do with 72 virgins? Fornicate, possibly? Perform devious sexual acts, possibly? Or are they just going to hang out? Let me get this straight "Fornicate and die": or "die to fornicate"? Seems like a bunch of BS to me....

2 Not for anything, but how long is Rusty's vacation, anyway? Jesus, he's been gone for weeks.

3 It just seems to me that we've arrested or killed many different people who are supposedly the top aides to Zarqawi. How many TOP AIDES does he have anyway? If we have him; show him, let us know. Yes, I know they are all over the world but I'd like to see more of them chained in a row in an orange jumpsuit on their way to those special cells in that secret jail at Gitmo including a 6 foot one, who really doesn't stick out over there; their size is no different than ours. I want some really really good news. I know we'll get there but the sooner the better. Cindy

4 Laura, College breaks are usually 6 weeks, sometimes longer and yup, he's been gone, what, 4 weeks already? He promised to bring his laptop but he lied. :-) If he doesn't get back soon, he may not have a blog to come back to... Cindy

5 Wow, didn't know colleges get THAT long! Must be nice!

6 They talked? What about their commitment to jihad and such? They must have threatened them with women's undergarments. My question has always been, do the virgins get a say in the deal? And who came up with 72? It seems that 63 would be more than enough.

7 Roger, it's all in the Kuran/Quran. The hard core islamists use in as a weapon of destruction and as far as they go, if a member of the family does a suicide bombing, not only does he go to paradise, but those of his family goes to Paradize. Very strange religion; the more infidels they kill, the better. Roger and Richardo: One thing about this war is there are no lines drawn since the terrorist are dressed just like a regular civilian. I still think tho that those in Iraqi dress makes it hard to tell the difference. Our troops have it quite difficult. On Wizbang, and the discussions, tomipoo, focus, there are discussions going on there regarding the radical islamic part of the Kuran. Some leaders are trying to rewrite it, taking out the violent part of it but I doubt that is going to change much since violence is built in these extremest Islamist who made it home and not to a hero's welcome - which make them feel just awful, which is why everyone that comes home should come home to a heroes welcome despite your personal feelings about war. They all should be treated with respect, gr gatitude and honor. Always. We cannot let happen to any of those soldiers what happened in the Vietnam era.We've learned a lot from these terrorists - just wish more we could blow themselves up as they make the bombs i their home. Their hero of the Kuran was a warrier and the terrorists are following in his footsteps. It's strange that Jesus walked through this area of the world but it didnt take but Allah/Mohammed did take; so does that make these people inherently evil? So Roger, that's where they are getting it from. Kill the infidels but many that have been killed are also Muslim and people from other countris who are also Islamic, so right now this point, they do not seem to care about the religious affiliation of the people they nab. Yesterdy, 2 Lebonese were kidnapped and I wonder how well they are trained so that they can resist such actions and stand up against those who are destroying their country and their infrastrure. Cindy