Posted on 12/27/2018 11:34:40 AM PST by Ennis85
Donald Trump's unannounced Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq succeeded as a morale-boosting exercise, judging from the standing ovation the president got. Equally, and perhaps predictably, the trip had its controversial moments - and his legendary attachment to social media had something to do with it.
Mr Trump travelled to al-Asad airbase, west of Baghdad, to thank armed forces personnel for what they had achieved in Iraq against Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, during his tenure as commander-in-chief:
"Two years ago when I became president they were a very dominant group, today they're not so dominant any more. Great job."
"We're no longer the suckers, folks," he said. "We're respected again as a nation."
Mr Trump was accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump on the first trip of his presidency to a war zone. The couple walked amid troops, posing for selfies and signing autographs.
More than 5,000 US troops remain in Iraq to train and advise local forces, who are fighting what remains of IS following a string a victories last year.
Exposure: Did smiling Navy Seals know the whole world would see their faces?
Shortly after he left Iraqi airspace, Mr Trump proudly shared a video of what he'd been up to during the visit.
But it didn't take long for eagle-eyed watchers to point out something it seemed Mr Trump and his team might have missed.
It appears that those in the video include an elite US Navy Seal team, according to Newsweek. A team, the magazine pointed out, which would usually have their identities protected.
Malcolm Nance, a former US Navy intelligence specialist, told the magazine it would be a very unusual decision to picture them so clearly while on duty because, if any of them were captured, "there would be no denying
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... because we, the Trump-hating media, invented them.
BBC...the British twin of fake news CNN.
If the SEALSs weren’t concerned about attending a planned, high exposure PR event, what is the problem?
The MSM is now concerned about protecting Navy SEALS? I don’t remember their concern when the SEALS who killed Bin Laden were betrayed and killed.
...what is the problem?
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Trump is CinC. Oh, and he breathes air.
Exactly
FU Fake News. Not one care in the world was made of Benghazi and Extortion 17 while the daily flag draped coffins under Bush stopped when the Kenyan usurped himself. The talking points of the Iraq visit and the Afghanistan and Syria draw downs are retarded.
The BBC is even further left than CNN which is difficult but not impossible.
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