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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnd now his pals the Russians are undercutting him
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Moscow unconvinced by US claims that al-Baghdadi has been killed. Russian defence ministry refers to valid doubts about the reality & success (of the operation), says no air strikes by US or coalition forces registered in Idlib de-escalation zone on Saturday or recent days.
11:01 AM · Oct 27, 2019
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Russian defence ministry: We are not aware of any assistance having being given to US Air Force flights into the air space of the Idlib de-escalation zone in this operation...
11:06 AM · Oct 27, 2019
Worth repeating from last week...
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)underpants
(182,788 posts)Im sorry to use her name as a joke (she WAS horribly harmed) but my first reaction to this news was Who? - I wasnt aware of Al Baghdadi- and since then this whole thing keeps going towards the PFC Lynch story territory.
Jarqui
(10,123 posts)We have this:
June 16, 2017 Russia claims it killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212627601
He lied about the DNA testing
And we have the above.
Reminds me of "the Boy Who Cried Wolf". Why should we believe Trump after all his lying?
JHB
(37,159 posts)Raid began at 3:30, motorcade departing the golf club started rolling at 3:33.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12627598
So he might have gotten there some time into it, but having spent the previous 5 hours golfing, he wasn't exactly in the loop for preparations nor operations.
And if he did watch any of it, what do you want to be his main concern was crappy video quality compared to what he's used to?
Jarqui
(10,123 posts)So the video would be limited.
It apparently was authorized a week ago so they were not sitting around waiting for it.
Still doesn't clear up the Russian contradictions (they'd already killed him, they did not provide help, nothing seen in their airspace, etc), not advising Pelosi/Schiff, the DNA claim, etc
His penchant for lying may come back to bite him here.
gab13by13
(21,323 posts)gave up Baghdadi's location? Turkey allowed ISIS to cross back and forth across its border. Why would Turkey be pizzing off ISIS and opening its country up to terrorism?
Just asking.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)He has already put words in people's mouths, claiming they said supporting statements for his actions while they have no recollection of any such conversation.
I think Trump is walking in deep, deep water by using this strategy on men who control military might.
crickets
(25,969 posts)"I think Trump is walking in deep, deep water by using this strategy on men who control military might."
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Baghdadi being in Idlib province at all, and with an unrecognizable body, etcetera...
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)all the time. Drama, ratings, plot twists, it's becoming tedious.