Al-Zawahri: “The Aftermath of Vietnam … is Noteworthy”
Charles Johnson
Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 9:59 am PDT • Views: 130
Ayman al-Zawahri understands one of the lessons of the Vietnam War: Al-Qaida No. 2: Get Set to Fill Iraq Void.
WASHINGTON - In a letter to his top deputy in Iraq, al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader says the U.S. “ran and left” in Vietnam and the jihadists must have a plan ready to fill the void if the Americans suddenly leave Iraq.
“Things may develop faster than we imagine,” Ayman al-Zawahri wrote in a letter to his top deputy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. “The aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam — and how they ran and left their agents — is noteworthy. … We must be ready starting now.”
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