It is undeniably good news that Al Baghdadi is dead. Of course, Trump's press conference was the usual blend of narcissism, self-aggrandizement and blatant disregard for objective facts that we might expect.
It's striking, but unsurprising that he shared news of the raid with Russia and not Pelosi or Schiff. What's more interesting is how they found him and the timing. Why - with the Kurds in full retreat - was this the hour we were able to find him? Who gave us the information and most importantly, have they always known his location? Did the Kurds do it, trying to gain leverage in their bad situation? More ominously, did Russia, Syria or Turkey give Trump this information in order to boost his sagging fortunes within his own party in the wake of his disastrous policy blunders in Syria? It wouldn't surprise me if the Turks knew where he was all along and only shared it with us, because of the strain their ethnic cleansing has created and to help out Trump, who they know is much more friendly to Erdogan than any other American politician will be.
Worth looking in to.
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