Posted on 02/01/2020 3:50:40 PM PST by Libloather
President Trump appeared to confirm reports that a US drone killed the leader of al Qaedas Yemen branch by posting - without comment - a series of retweets Saturday.
Qassim al-Rimi, head of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was the target of a January airstrike in Yemen, soon after another US strike killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, CNN reported Friday.
Al-Rimi, a veteran terror chief, was implicated in the 2008 attack on the American embassy in Sana, Yemen that killed 14, as well as in an underwear bombing plot in 2009, according to the New York Times.
He was the target of the first military operation Trump ordered as president, a January 2017 raid that left a Navy SEAL dead.
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He chose poorly.
Impeach! Impeach!
Another room temperature Islamist DJT can notch up
Quit hyperventilating Nan,
If Solemani’s successor leaves Iran it’s open season.
Another austere Islamic scholar whacked by Bad Orange man.
It’s too bad we didn’t try to understand him and find him a job...
Solemani’s successor sure as hell won’t be driving down the streets of Baghdad!
“If Solemanis successor leaves Iran its open season.”
Where I work, people will (figuratively) kill for a promotion. One has to wonder just how hard Solemani’s successor lobbied for his promotion (I kind of suspect that this guy was told his family wouldn’t last long if he turned it down).
With each passing dirt-bag, it gets quieter and quieter.
He must of been part of the NASA muzzie outreach program 0bama started. ....he was a good boy. ..going to junior college in the fall....
All I want to hear is that Trump called a drone strike to “Get his ass” and was misinterpreted to Congress.
Orange Man bad.
Pretty soon Air Force One is going to look like
I love all of this winning.
They need to get al Zawahri.
Just when Pelosi thought things couldn’t get worse.
Yeah, with Melania cutsie-doll painting on the for side pannel...
Our military has been busy as of late.
Got him with a “RimiShot”.
Some camel is probably munching on his nuts as revenge for being violated.
Dems decide to add killing high-level terrorists to their impeachment articles...
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