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Clapper: We Should Be Worried Because al-Baghdadi's Death Could 'Galvanize' ISIS
2019-10-28
But that’s a good thing, you silly person — it makes it so much more efficient to find and whack the moles.
[TOWNHALL] Before President Donald Trump
...The man who was so stupid he beat fourteen professional politicians, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon for the Republican nomination in 2016, then beat The Smartest Woman in the World in the general election...
's presser on Sunday confirming the death of ISIS
...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...
 leader Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi, former National Intelligence Director James Clapper appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" to discuss what he was hoping to hear the president say.

One of the biggest things Clapper was interested in was seeing "the contributions the intelligence community made" that lead to al-Baghdadi's death.

He admitted "taking down" al-Baghdadi has "huge symbolic meaning," especially because he has been a target for quite some time.

But Clapper warned the move could "galvanize" the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
"What is going to be interesting is to the extent to which this negatively affects ISIS or does it galvanize ISIS, the remnants of ISIS, which still survives as an ideology and has franchises in other places besides Syria," he explained.
As somebody who once worked at an American Fortune 50 where being "Galvanized" was supposed to be something to strive for ... well when push came to shove it wasn't worth the certificate paper it was printed upon. Clapper might consider that some words have different meanings to some citizens.
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Posted by:Fred

#14  Clapper is crying in hisC hablis because Trump got Baghdadi during his first term, while Clapper's stooges took longer to get OBL.
Posted by: Bobby   2019-10-28 17:45  

#13  Clapper is pissed because they killed a fellow Muslim.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2019-10-28 13:30  

#12  US cuts a deal with Turkey. Week later we raid a town along the Syria-Turkey border and kill the leader of ISIS.

Seems he was being protected and the protection was withdrawn. Seems Turkey might be the one who has to worry about galvanized ISIS.
Posted by: Rjschwarz   2019-10-28 12:31  

#11  This wasn't such a big concern by Heir Klapper during the Obummer days. There was more concern with domestic spying and taking down candidate Trump and then POTUS Trump.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-10-28 12:12  

#10  Ah'm expecting some holiday festivities.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-10-28 08:37  

#9  Let's stop and consider for a moment, could ISIS be anymore ISIS than they already are? If they really had tons of guys here in the US ready to go, why would they already not be attacking us? What more can they do that they aren't already doing?

These people are on a death cult crusade, if they can attack, they do attack. So if they aren't doing it already, it's because they can't.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-10-28 08:28  

#8  Yet another "doofus" to be concerned about.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-10-28 07:48  

#7  We should be worried that a doofus like Clapper was ever in a high position in govt
Posted by: lord garth   2019-10-28 07:43  

#6  Painful, anal parasites missed during last Walter Reed checkup.... where are you ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-10-28 07:33  

#5  Clapp on, Clapp off.

That is why a partisan politician hack like you was hired to protect US like a sniveling coward worrying about every kaboom in your underwear.

I have the FBI at knock on your door soon you seditious asswad.
It is my advice you surrender to the Feds like you did these moslic assicles.

Posted by: newc   2019-10-28 02:51  

#4  Just go away, you absurd repulsive little man.
Go away and relieve us of your noxious presence.
Posted by: Lex   2019-10-28 00:48  

#3  I could, but I doubt they would be able to do much after running out on the flat and seconds later being perforated by 30mm depleted uranium rounds.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-10-28 00:37  

#2  Now that Mr. Clapper is no longer working there, the details are no more his business than the rest of us plebs, and to tell him would be breaking OPSEC. Really, he should know better than to get his former people in trouble like that.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-10-28 00:25  

#1  One of the biggest things Clapper was interested in was seeing "the contributions the intelligence community made" that lead to al-Baghdadi's death.

This would be that small subset of the intelligence community that was busy doing their job and not trying to overthrow America.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-10-28 00:17  

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