[Ghoulish Delight]

Good ridance.

What remains to be seen, in my estimation, isn't so much whether others will rise to replace him, but whether that's already happened. There's been an assumption for a while that, while Zarqawi's the most visible figure, he hasn't had direct control and input into the insurgency for quite some time. Rather, it's several separate groups with their own motives that have all united behind the same short-term motive, getting rid of American troups. Sadaam loyalists, Al-Quaida, anti-Shia groups, etc. If that's the case, I fear Zarqawi's death will be but a small hicup in the violence. I sincerely hope I'm wrong.