Why Increased Violence in Iraq Hurts al-Qaeda

Special Operations is well suited to the urban theater where the attrocities of civil war occur. If al-Qaeda thinks it best operates in places like Somalia, where disorder reigns, it has no idea that the people hunting them work even better under the same conditions. There is no better cover than chaos; and, the more chaos, the more cover. The increased violence in Iraq will not, therefore, bog down United States forces, but will liberate its warriors to bring peace to the Iraqi people--to liberate the oppressed. Conventional coalition forces will continue to draw down. This is not an opportunity for terrorists and criminals. Moments will arise when such murderers and criminals feel secure, when they contemplate terrorist acts, and meet their own demise by U.S. Special Operations. Consequently, increased violence in Iraq is not in al-Qaeda's interest. Instead it is better for them and their affiliates to altogether leave Iraq.