United States was purportedly victorious in Iraq and continues to battle Islamic militants in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda has now executed an anti-Christian massacre in Baghdad which reveals how hollow such a "victory" remains for the persecuted Christian community within Iraq. According to the Washington Post, the attack involved al-Qaeda militants from outside Iraq:
The siege suggested that al-Qaeda in Iraq, the weakened Sunni insurgent group that asserted responsibility for the attack, remains capable of carrying out mass-casualty operations.  read more »