I’m sorry to be a misery guts but the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi isn’t something to celebrate or be proud of. Here’s why:
- Civilised countries don’t assassinate their opponents, they capture them and put them on trail.
- I don’t believe in capital punishment, even for the most heinous crimes, but even if I did surely it should be the outcome of a judicial process.
- If you are going to assassinate somebody the least sensible and most cowardly way of doing it is by dropping a bomb on their house.
- The Iraqi PM, Nouri Maliki, said when announcing the death of al-Zarqawi, that the Iraqi government would kill all the “terrorists” opposing his government. Is that possible? Of course not. The only way to solve any conflict is by bringing the leaders of all groups together. If you kill the leaders then no dialogue is possible.
This sort of “solution” appeals to simple-minded people. It reflects badly on our politicians that they are prepared to resort to it.
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