Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead

Two Air Force F-16s dispatched Zarqawi to his maker last night. Good riddance. I don't think this will have a significant impact on the insurgency as a whole but should limit the effectiveness of Al-Qaeda in Iraq for a while. Aside from offing a vicious killer, the other main benefit may be a lull in sectarian violence. Zarqawi had been focused on ramping up tensions with the Shiite population. Let's hope that his death helps avert a full blown civil war.