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edbermac

(16,429 posts) Sun Oct 27, 2019, 05:19 PM Oct 2019

Interesting take on the raid by Garry Kasparov.

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Interesting take on the raid by Garry Kasparov. (Original Post) edbermac Oct 2019 OP

Very interesting! orangecrush Oct 2019 #1

Trump is no negotiator. Baitball Blogger Oct 2019 #2

Trump has long pined for a dramatic 'kill' like Obama had, I'd wager. Chemisse Oct 2019 #3

I'm thinking something similar. kentuck Oct 2019 #4

They threw him a bone because of the heat he is taking. They news him in office a few more months. Pepsidog Oct 2019 #5

This was in a reply. I wish I knew the source of this, but it sounds very plausible: catbyte Oct 2019 #6

Well, I'm sure he acknowledged the help of the Kurds in that wonderful speech he gave. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2019 #11

I think it's from kpete's thread... and the NYT article therein liberalla Oct 2019 #12

Of course it was pure coincidence. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2019 #7

That was my take on it. n/t CousinIT Oct 2019 #8

About a month or two there will be another no. 1 or 2 ISIS leader. Crowman2009 Oct 2019 #9

Even the russian military says it wasn't baghdadi.... he died in 2017.... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #10

K&R, uponit7771 Oct 2019 #13

And Erdogan lived only 5 kilometers.from where baghdadi was found. nt Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #14

orangecrush

(29,948 posts)

1. Very interesting!

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2019, 05:20 PM

Oct 2019

Thanks for posting!

Baitball Blogger

(52,182 posts)

2. Trump is no negotiator.

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Sun Oct 27, 2019, 05:36 PM

Oct 2019

Turkey and Russia leave with all the wins at the gambling table and throw a chip to Trump like he's their drink server. And, frankly, this was the military's win. They had all the intelligence they needed sans Turkey and Russia. The military's strike was a success in spite of Trump. Not because of his participation.

Chemisse

(31,323 posts)

3. Trump has long pined for a dramatic 'kill' like Obama had, I'd wager.

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Sun Oct 27, 2019, 06:59 PM

Oct 2019

What a negotiator.

kentuck

(115,371 posts)

4. I'm thinking something similar.

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Sun Oct 27, 2019, 07:12 PM

Oct 2019

This is part of a deal for getting out of Syria.

Pepsidog

(6,361 posts)

5. They threw him a bone because of the heat he is taking. They news him in office a few more months.

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Sun Oct 27, 2019, 07:25 PM

Oct 2019

catbyte

(39,029 posts)

6. This was in a reply. I wish I knew the source of this, but it sounds very plausible:

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Sun Oct 27, 2019, 07:43 PM

Oct 2019

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The Kurds provided intel on al-Baghdadi to US forces for the past 5 months. Trump nearly jeopardized the raid when he suddenly capitulated to Erdogan and pulled out SOF troops betraying the Kurds.