Get out your tissues!

More setbacks for Al Qaeda, from In From the Cold:

The loss of Al-Anbar Province as a logistical and operations base
was a devastating set-back for Al Qaida. Recent clearing operations in Dialya
are having a similar effect, and American troops are now moving into terrorist
safe-havens in the Baghdad security belts. While the battle for Iraq is far from
won, Al Qaida finds itself increasingly on the defensive, in areas that were
once terrorist sanctuaries. In Afghanistan, the Taliban's spring offensive never
materialized, despite the availability of training and support facilities across
the border in Pakistan. Instead of taking the fight to NATO, Al Qaida's Afghan
allies found themselves squarely on the defensive, taking heavy casualties from
aggressive U.S., British, Canadian and Dutch incursions into terrorist regions.
The success of recent NATO attacks has prompted a change in tactics by the
Taliban, who are now relying more on suicide attacks that sometimes cause
significant civilian casualties, but accomplish little else.

I know you're really upset about this. In spite of the bloody temper tantrums emanating from the car bombs and other explosions, they are merely a sing the enemy is growing desperate. Still, we must remain vigilant.