Trump says al-Baghdadi died 'screaming and crying.' U.S. officials aren't sure how he knows that.

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tony Stark, Oct 28, 2019.

  1. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    https://news.yahoo.com/trump-isis-leader-al-baghdadi-died-screaming-crying-184607314.html

    Trump says al-Baghdadi died 'screaming and crying.' U.S. officials aren't sure how he knows that.

    Dylan Stableford Senior Writer
    Yahoo NewsOctober 28, 2019


    While announcing the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Trump described the terrorist’s death during the U.S. raid in unusually graphic detail — repeatedly claiming that al-Baghdadi died “whimpering, screaming and crying.” But a top U.S. official who watched the raid with Trump in the White House Situation Room said he’s not sure where the president got that information.

    “I don’t know what the source of that was,” Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at the Pentagon Monday.

    Trump announced al-Baghdadi’s death in a televised statement from the White House on Sunday morning, a day after U.S. forces carried out the operation in Syria.

    “He died like a dog, he died like a coward,” Trump said. “He died after running into a dead-end tunnel, whimpering and crying and screaming all the way.

    “The thug who tried so hard to intimidate others spent his last moments in utter fear, in total panic and dread,” the president added.

    An actual dog used by U.S. forces in the raid was slightly wounded, officials said. Milley said the animal is recovering and will return to duty with its handler.

    Trump told reporters that he watched the raid from the Situation Room as it was carried out in real time with Milley, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Vice President Mike Pence, among others. The White House later released an official photo of the president and the top defense officials taken in the Situation Room.

    “It was something really amazing to see,” the president said, adding that it was “as though you were watching a movie.”

    According to the New York Times, the Situation Room had live overhead surveillance footage of the operation. But the feeds did not have audio, nor did they show what was happening in the underground tunnel where al-Baghdadi was killed.

    Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Esper said he wasn’t sure where Trump got “whimpering” from, either.

    “I don’t have those details,” Esper said, adding that the president “probably had the opportunity to talk to the commanders on the ground.”

    After announcing al-Baghdadi’s death, Trump said it was important to describe his last moments in vivid terms so as to deter would-be ISIS fighters.

    “Frankly, I think it’s something that should be brought out so that his followers and all of these young kids that want to leave various countries, including the United States, they should see how he died,” Trump said. “He didn’t die a hero. He died a coward — crying, whimpering, screaming.”
     
  2. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Class ( something the orange orangutan knows nothing about)

     
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    Tony Stark



     
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  4. vanzandt

    vanzandt

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  5. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Who gives a shit whether he died screaming or singing? He's dead, and that is what matters.

    Most people more concerned with America would celebrate and stop there. People suffering from TDS have to go further.
     
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  6. Reportedly Stephen Miller helped him write that "speech." What could go wrong?
     
  7. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Some people care if the president lies to the American people, even over inane details. For reference, look at Clinton impeachment.
     
  8. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    We know he is a liar. Move on, already. Be happy the terrorist is dead. Be happy for the world. Don't waste everyone's time on whether the terrorist cried or not. Don't you think our energy is better spent elsewhere?
     
  9. Ricter

    Ricter

    We don't know he's dead, though. The russkies say he's likely not and, most importantly, they say it very strongly.
     
  10. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Congratulations on admitting Trump lies. Now that you've come to this realization, the question is, if he's so nonchalant about lying on stupid details, what else does he lie about? Why not lie about Russia, why not lie about Ukraine? After all, if Trump is telling the truth that it was "the perfect call", why redact the transcript? Why lock it in a secure server?
     
    #10     Oct 30, 2019
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