Several Islamic groups in Asia denounced the U.S.-led air strike against Baghdad and predicted it would bring about the eventual downfall of the United States. “This despicable war exposes the ugliness of America and its allies,” said Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of Malaysia’s conservative Islamic opposition, Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS). “PAS is convinced that this war is the start of America’s destruction because Allah will not let any major power reign supreme forever.” Thailand’s Muslims for Peace group said Americans would never live in peace again. “They have attracted more enemies than ever, not only from the Muslim world, but also from the Buddhist community,” said group spokesman Murid Timasaen. “Countries like Iraq don’t have the capacity to fight the Americans in a conventional war, so more terrorist means will be deployed against the Americans.” Full Story