A captured al-Qaeda in Iraq document says the terrorist group considered drawing the United States into a war with Iran in order to undermine the success U.S. and Iraqi forces have had in weakening the organization.

Iraqi national security adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie said the document, released Thursday, proves al-Qaeda in Iraq is in "pretty bad shape."

"We believe that this is the beginning of the end of al-Qaeda in Iraq," al-Rubaie said.

The author of the document complained that the terrorist group was weak and suggested that opening another front in the war would divert U.S. efforts in Iraq.

More and more news reports suggest that al-Qaeda may be in trouble, and I hope they're right. I know they still have the resources and will to attack, but maybe their organization is weakening making it harder to pull of organized attacks like they have in the past.

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