Posted on 10/27/2019 4:02:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) issued a statement following the U.S. operation to kill ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Sunday.
“Americans salute the heroism…and acknowledge the work of our partners in the region. We are relieved that no U.S. personnel died in this daring raid,” she said in a statement. “The death of al-Baghdadi is significant, but the death of this ISIS leader does not mean the death of ISIS. Scores of ISIS fighters remain under uncertain conditions in Syrian prisons, and countless others in the region and around the world remain intent on spreading their influence and committing acts of terror.”
Pelosi, however, again criticized the White House for pulling back troops from Syria earlier this month, saying that “ISIS fighters remain under uncertain conditions in Syrian prisons, and countless others in the region and around the world remain intent on spreading their influence.”
Meanwhile, her statement added, she said the House has to be told about such raids beforehand.
“The House must be briefed on this raid,” she said, adding that “our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington.”
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Absolutely!! NO WAY should have Trump notified Pelosi or Schitt, these two mo fos would have deliberately sabotaged the mission solely to hurt Trump even of it cost US lives!! Pelosi, Schitt and the rest of the Rat/RINO Uniparty are this nations #1 threat and problem!
Did the Obama White House brief any Congress-critters before whacking Osama Bin Laden?
Maybe he held a secret briefing of a few Republicans, like your fake impeachment?
Nancy and the coup crew were in Jordan on the southern border of Syria.
However, the target elimination was along Syria’s northern border with Turkey.
Dems are geography challenged, IMHO.
ZAP....good one.
It's nice that she has such concerns for those poor, mistreated ISIS fighters.
Pelosi isn't just dumb and crooked... she's also evil.
Why???
By what constitutional or statutory authority?
No Nancy. Your Democrats leak.
Ditto.
Absolutely not. This was a military matter. The Constitution specifies the President as the Commander In Chief. He, not the House, provides strategic leadership. And that includes operational security.
Congress has no role in military operations.
.....and when he arrived in the Situation Room, they had him sit in the corner so he wouldn't be in the way.
My 92 year-old Mom has dimentia so I know it when I see it. She can’t help it, it is a sickness but so is being a democrap.
We should be allowed time to warn the targets before we give Trump a win...
Uh huh. The person most responsible for the super-secret impeachment charade is now demanding transparency? Sure thing, Nan. Trump was very specific about why he kept this close to his vest as he should have and as he has every right and obligation to: disgraceful, treacherous leaking from the Democrats who would have been delighted to sacrifice a few lives and blow the mission to use it as a political weapon against the President.
You don’t warn the enemy of your plans.
Did she cite the law that requires House notification?
She brought this on herself. She and her House leaders are unrelentingly hostile to the President and would do anything to take him down.
Ilhan Omar had al-Baghdadi’s personal cell phone number.
FU Stretch!
“our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington.”
This just supports the reasoning of not telling the House.
None of that matters until her judgement begins to go. If Trump is aware of her problems, which he hints at, it would be impossible to trust her access to military battle plans in advance. Sigh.
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