By PAKINAM AMER • ASSOCIATED PRESS • April 18, 2008
CAIRO, Egypt — Al Qaeda's No. 2 said in an audiotape released today that the United States will lose whether it stays in Iraq or withdraws, and he sneered that President George W. Bush just wants to pass the problem on to his successor.
The message from Ayman al-Zawahri released early today on a militant Web site appeared to be one of the most quickly prepared tapes produced by Al Qaeda referring to Congressional testimony only last week by the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, in which he recommended a halt to further U.S. troop withdrawals until after July.
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Al-Qaeda leader: 5 years of U.S. in Iraq brought 'failure'
By Pakinam Amer
ASSOCIATED PRESS
8:38 p.m. April 17, 2008
CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader claimed in an audiotape released Friday that five years of U.S. involvement in Iraq brought only defeat, and said President Bush will be forced to pass the problem to his successor.
Ayman al-Zawahri alleged that by heeding advice of his top commanders in Iraq and guaranteeing a heavy American military presence after July, Bush was “covering up for the failure” of his Iraq policies.
“If the American forces leave, they will lose everything. And if they stay, they will bleed to death,” he argued.
The authenticity of the 16-minute recording, posted on a Web site known for militant messaging, could not be independently verified. But it carried the logo of al-Qaeda's media wing and was the second in April attributed to the terror network's chief strategist.
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* These clips are two different versions of the previous story.
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