'Russians but not top Congressional Leadership': Pelosi demands briefing after Baghdadi raid

Source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/russians-but-not-top-congressional-leadership-pelosi-demands-briefing-after-baghdadi-raid
Published: Oct 27, 2019
Author: John Gage
Post Date: 2019-10-27 22:58:42 by WWG1WWA
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi released a statement demanding a House briefing on the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and questioned why the Russians knew before Congress.

"The House must be briefed on this raid, which the Russians but not top Congressional Leadership were notified of in advance, and on the Administration’s overall strategy in the region," Pelosi said in a Sunday statement after President Trump announced the death of the leading ISIS terrorist. "Our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington."

Trump said during a press conference that he did not tell Pelosi about the raid in Syria because he "wanted to make sure" it was "kept secret."

"There's nothing — there's no country in the world that leaks like we do, and Washington is a leaking machine," the president told a reporter when asked why he did not notify congressional leaders.

Fox News host Chris Wallace grilled Vice President Mike Pence on the topic during Fox News Sunday asking the vice president if Trump trusted Pelosi with "sensitive national security information."

"I think from the time we got actionable intelligence, the president’s total focus here was on a successful mission and the safety of American troops," Pence responded.

Trump announced to the nation Sunday morning that U.S. Delta Force had killed Baghdadi in a special mission in Syria.

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#1: WWG1WWA    To: All (#0)

Well done, POTUS!

Pelosi and Schiffy are in an uproar! Poor babies were deprived of their chance to bash PDJT and inform their terror pals. None of our military died.

WWG1WWA posted on 2019-10-27 23:07:20   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Hank Rearden    To: WWG1WWA (#0)

Nanzi is neither smart nor strong and she didn't need to know. Neither did the Russians, who were "briefed" the the extent of "we're flying over, leave us be".

The 'Rats are of no use except to leak, so fuck 'em. How could 'Rat involvement have made the outcome any better?

Hank Rearden posted on 2019-10-28 16:17:14   Reply   Private Reply


#3: Stoner    To: Hank Rearden (#2)

" fuck 'em. How could 'Rat involvement have made the outcome any better? "

Well, if they had all loaded up on a C-130, went up to 10,000 ft, and jumped, WITHOUT a parachute, that would have been an improvement !!!

Stoner posted on 2019-10-29 20:16:28   Reply   Private Reply