Trump confirms death of ISIS leader Baghdadi in US raid in Syria

[dannno]

Why?

To protect the innocent (Trump)

 

[Swordsmyth]

Why?

I assume you mean why would they lie?
They put out a steady stream of anti-American propaganda (some true and some false) for a variety of geopolitical reasons, that's one reason Trump wants better relations with them.

 

[Swordsmyth]

To protect the innocent (Trump)

How would contradicting Trump protect him?

 

[Stratovarious]

True or false this announcement helps Trump sell the idea that we don't need to stay in Syria.

We could drop some surgical nuc's , that would be just as convincing.
Nothing is going to sell the idea to those you think need 'selling' , that we don't need to stay in Syria, that isn't even the issue really.

 

[Pauls' Revere]

Why?

For domestic Russian consumption.

 

[phill4paul]

They probably knew, they have wanted to take that fucker out for years.

Was listening to NPR on the way home this morning. The ex-envoy that quit when Trump called for withdrawal was a guest. All considered he had good remarks for Trump and the mission calling it a "Landmark Day." One of the things he mentioned is that the Russkie's, though they have capable Spec Ops, are not trained in these types of raids, nor do they have the resources. Said there is so much planning, intelligence and special ops hardware that go into a raid that they are incapable. Also said he would love to see the intelligence gathered and that Trump needs to follow up on the information as soon as possible. Guess the fucker shouldn't have quit so soon.

 

[specsaregood]

Fake news, its real. The msm are nothing but petty gossiping guttersnipes.

 

[Stratovarious]

Fake news, its real. The msm are nothing but petty gossiping guttersnipes.

souza

lol , and he plagiarized a playbook-concept as if it was his own in so doing.

 

[Stratovarious]

Fake news, its real. The msm are nothing but petty gossiping guttersnipes.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to specsaregood again.

 

[Swordsmyth]

We could drop some surgical nuc's , that would be just as convincing.
Nothing is going to sell the idea to those you think need 'selling' , that we don't need to stay in Syria, that isn't even the issue really.

It's not about the warmongers themselves, it's about the sheeple that vote for them.

 

[Swordsmyth]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to specsaregood again.

Covered.

 

[Sammy]

A sad day for Ilhan Omar

 

[phill4paul]

Holy hell. Appears his successor was taken out the day after...

Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, the successor to lead the Islamic State was killed in what is believed to be a U.S. airstrike in northern Syria, just one day after U.S. special operations forces raided a compound and took out the terrorist organization’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Al-Muhajir, a spokesman for the ISIS terror group and the likely successor to Baghdadi, was being smuggled across northern Syria in the back of an oil tanker truck when the truck was hit by what appeared to be a U.S. airstrike, New York Times reported Sunday.

General Mazloum Abdi, a leader of Kurdish Syrian Defense Force (SDF), described the attack that took place near Jaraboul city and which he claims came as the result of intelligence coordination between the Kurds and U.S. military planners.

Hussein Nasser, a Syrian activist who reportedly spoke to witnesses at the scene of the attack, also credited the strike for having taken Muhajir out.

After initial uncertainty about the accuracy of reports of Al-Muhajir’s death, an unnamed State Department official did confirm his death to Fox News.

Al-Muhajir has remained an elusive figure in the ISIS leadership as Muhajir is only a name the spokesman adopted since joining the terror group. His true name and nationality remain unknown — a point that likely complicates efforts to confirm his identity.

The spokesman was among a list of ISIS figures likely to replace Baghdadi. Muhajir’s reported death followed only a few hours after U.S. special forces raided Baghdadi’s compound. The terror group leader took his own life and the lives of three of his children with a suicide bomb after U.S. forces trapped him into a tunnel.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...lW3h0Iw0z0us9maYak0Klvu1BrdGQf0A06jQTwJfOz8Os

 

[Swordsmyth]

Holy hell. Appears his successor was taken out the day after...



https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...lW3h0Iw0z0us9maYak0Klvu1BrdGQf0A06jQTwJfOz8Os

ISIS spokesman also killed

 

[Swordsmyth]

Holy hell. Appears his successor was taken out the day after...



https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...lW3h0Iw0z0us9maYak0Klvu1BrdGQf0A06jQTwJfOz8Os

[h=2]Two Baghdadi Associates Taken Alive In The Raid Along With "Trove" Of Intel[/h]

 

[dannno]

How would contradicting Trump protect him?

Did Trump say he notified the Russians? I heard it was Pelosi who claimed he notified the Russians.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Did Trump say he notified the Russians? I heard it was Pelosi who claimed he notified the Russians.

Trump said he did.

 

[dannno]

Trump said he did.

Well now he has plausible deniability

 

[dannno]

NYT

 

[Stratovarious]

It's not about the warmongers themselves, it's about the sheeple that vote for them.

I don't think they could tell the difference. :shrugs: