Sunday, October 27, 2019

Will Baghdadi help Trump as Osama helped Obama?

"The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group killed himself during a US military operation in north-west Syria, President Donald Trump has said." The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as well as Iraqi officials claimed to have provided information about "the location of high-level IS members, including Baghdadi". Baghdadi was found in Idlib province which was controlled by Jihadist forces. We don't know if this had anything to do with Trump's sudden withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria allowing Turkey to drive Kurds out of the area and establish a 30 km safe zone. Trump was severely criticised for, what was seen as, a betrayal of the Kurds who assisted the US in fighting IS. A few days back Trump abruptly removed all sanctions on Turkey. This was strange behavior even for Trump. "He was a sick and depraved man," Trump said. "He died like a dog, he died like a coward." No he didn't. That honor goes to Saddam Hussein who was hiding in filthy conditions in a hole in the ground. For a man who was President of Iraq for almost 24 years it was ignominious to be captured in unkempt condition and his mouth examined by an ordinary US soldier. He washed his own clothes in prison and was eventually hanged like a common criminal. The US killed Saddam's sons and 14 year old grandson and released their photos to prove their brutality. All this happened when George Bush was in office. Gaddafi was attacked during Barack Obama's time, in violation of the Untied Nations resolution which asked that civilians should be protected and prohibited any foreign occupation of Libya. Around 30,000 civilians died due to bombing by NATO powers. Even grandchildren under the age of 12 years were not spared US desire for homicide. Gaddafi's convoy was attacked while he was trying to escape. He was found hiding in a pipe, beaten and killed by the rebels who captured him. He was sodomized and his body violated after death. The Pakistan army handed over Osama bin Laden and protected US troops during attack on the house he was living in. This happened in 2011, watched by Obama and his cabinet, like watching a sporting event. Obama won re-election in 2012. Obama rewarded Pakistan with combat aircraft, trainer jets, armored carriers and other advanced weapons. Those jets were used against India after the Balakot attack. Trump is to face re-election on 3 November 2020. Will Baghdadi's death help him as Osama's helped Obama remains to be seen. A frenzy of killing.

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