Blast From The Past

A colleague showed me a news article today that I had to challenge, and in my search for previously-known facts I came upon this post:

It's great listening to the liberals today. "I don't know that we should celebrate anyone's death." "George Bush's poll numbers are still in the toilet." "This doesn't mean anything, the violence will still continue." I've even heard one say that this will be like the Hydra--cut off one head, others grow in its place.

It's a post from the day Zarqawi was killed in Iraq. How much better off is Iraq today?