Ref.: 10/27/19 news article (subscription may be required): "ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Is Dead, Trump Says"
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...Cue the current U.S. Oval Office occupant being a complete ass about the whole thing.. (so far; additional details are still coming out):E.g.:
...What he said (comment below).. (Copies. Reposted commentary, no affiliation:)
(Original 10/27/19 photo via White House Twitter acct.:)
President @realDonaldTrump watches as U.S. Special Operations forces close in on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. pic.twitter.com/SAgw4KxM77— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 27, 2019
(Comment (as written):)
LOL. Trying to replicate that classic pic of B. Obama during the OBL raid - and failing miserably at it.— Robert MacLellan🇨🇦 (@robmacphotog) October 27, 2019
I mean REAlLY miserably.
On top of the posed nature, expressions and lousy photography, tRump's face just screams "Hey, I thought there'd be cartoons!"
(Obama et al photo, for reference. (Copy:))
I prefer this picture. pic.twitter.com/eRr3O4qt4v— Independent George (@summerofgeorge5) October 27, 2019
>>>More: (..So much more..)
Excerpts from one description of Trump's "rambling" news announcement, 10/27/19:
"...During a rambling question and answer session, Trump claimed credit for knowing Osama bin-Laden was America’s number one enemy before 9/11, declared the heir apparent to al-Qaida as “handsome,” and reiterated that he thought the U.S. should have confiscated Iraq’s oil reserves to, in effect, pay for the invasion of their own country. Throughout, Trump provided scattershot details of the raid that likely will allow military experts to glean sensitive details, such as where it was launched from...."Also:
"...Trump described how he watched the operation from the White House with top generals, saying it was “as though you were watching a movie.” He then proceeded to talk about the raid as if it were a movie, describing it in graphic and violent terms. “The thug that tried so hard to intimidate others spent his last moments in utter fear, in total panic and dread,” Trump said. The ISIS leader was “whimpering and crying and screaming all the way,” the president crowed. “He died like a dog.”..."Source article link, no affiliation
>>>...Further:
10/27/19 news report (subscription may be required): "Pelosi says Trump notified Russians of Baghdadi’s apparent death before telling congressional leaders"
Excerpt:
"...The statement from Pelosi (D-Calif.) came after Trump told reporters at a lengthy news conference that he did not inform the House speaker of the raid because he “wanted to make sure this kept secret.”"Insert:....'Blast(s) from the (recent) past'. Current online encyclopedia article:
"Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information"
Additional reporting: "Chris Wallace grills Mike Pence for making ISIS kill partisan: ‘Why didn’t you tell Nancy Pelosi?’"
...A little more (about this aspect...of partisan-hack idiocy): "Trump told GOP senators good things were coming on Syria"
>>>Yet more:
(...↓FWIW, i.e.; consider the source of the remarks:) 10/27/19 news/analysis article link:
"Russia: Trump’s Baghdadi Victory Lap Is Nothing But ‘Propaganda’
The Russian Defense Ministry also disputed claims that Russia provided access to U.S. air units entering airspace it controls."
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(Another 10/27/19 article link:) "AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s exaggerations on predicting bin Laden"
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*Blog (post) break* (...Who doesn't need one at this point? Video note: "PG-13-ish")
10/27/19 reposted YT video link. No copyright claimed or assumed.
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10/27/19 news/analysis article (link (headlines are displayed here), subscription):
"C.I.A. Got Tip on al-Baghdadi’s Location From Arrest of a Wife and a Courier
President Trump’s abrupt decision to pull forces from northern Syria disrupted planning for the raid and forced the Pentagon to press ahead with a risky night operation, military officials said."
