Originally Posted by smilingassassin

The defining factor is Al-Q's number two admiting in a recently disclosed letter that he is resigned to losing Afganistan and that Iraq is the center point in thier Jihad. He also supposedly requests funding from Zarqawi and critisises his methods of beheading civies and targeting Iraqi's stating them as hurtfull to the cause.

If this is all true, that means we are bleeding Al-Q dry of funds, but more importantly by abandoning Afganistan and focusing on Iraq they are reacting to America's moves and not the other way around which means WE are dictating the battle.