Dana Shell Smith, ambassador to Qatar during the Obama administration, is not a fan of President Trump’s tough talk on the death of terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi:
This gruesome, vivid and probably exaggerated description of dogs chasing down Baghdadi will endanger our personnel in the region.
— Dana Shell Smith (@AmbDana) October 27, 2019
No, she’s 100% serious:
Are you out of your mind ?
— Anna Khait (@Annakhait) October 27, 2019
She went on to use the “proper Muslim burial” of Osama bin Laden as an example of how her guy acted:
When bin Laden was killed, we were careful to be clear that he had been given a proper Muslim burial. Not because we gave a damn about him but because it was important for our relationships in the region and safety of our military and diplomats.
— Dana Shell Smith (@AmbDana) October 27, 2019
We’re pretty delighted in al-Baghdadi’s death, TBH:
Also, it’s how America rolls. With honor. We don’t delight in death like the terrorists do. This description is horrifying.
— Dana Shell Smith (@AmbDana) October 27, 2019
Got it? Orange Man Bad:
Should go without saying but to be perfectly clear, I’m remarking on this presser. Not on the actual operation. The killing of Baghdadi was unquestionably good and necessary.
— Dana Shell Smith (@AmbDana) October 27, 2019
Of course, she left out how the White House how to walk back its language on the OBL raid shortly afterwards. When team Hope-and-Change said OBL used his wife as a human shield, was that OK?
Days after the bin Laden raid in 2011, the WH walked back some details of its initial account. "Bin Laden was not 'killed in a firefight,' and he did not use his wife as a 'human shield,' as originally claimed." https://t.co/eMrrHKK8sh Who knows what the coming days will bring.
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) October 27, 2019
And we still have questions about the whole burial at sea:
We literally threw his body into the ocean https://t.co/vhyORJ4bpY
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) October 27, 2019
100% this:
I liked it. But then again, I’m glad when ruthless, murderous enemies of the country I love are eliminated. Why aren’t you? https://t.co/JppnVGpEtp
— Nick Searcy, AUSTERE RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR AND STAR (@yesnicksearcy) October 27, 2019
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