Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Retired Four Star Admiral Says ISIS Is 'Better Than Trump' at Managing Military Operations

Retired Four Star Admiral Says ISIS Is 'Better Than Trump' at Managing Military Operations
MSNBC

Of course.

In a speech taking credit for an operation that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Donald Trump said that the Islamic State was better at the internet than everyone but Trump himself.

Retired Four Star Admiral James Stavridis disagreed, asserting that ISIS is far more adept at using the internet to recruit and radicalize new followers, despite being heavily crippled by military operations in the past few years.


In an interview on Morning Joe, Stavridis said that Trump's description of al-Baghdadi's death, in which Trump claimed Baghdadi "died like a dog, he died like a coward. He was whimpering, screaming and crying," would be "motivational" to ISIS and could lead to more fighters.

Watch below.

Stavridis said:

"The problem here is there's that internal desire to kind of take a victory lap, but it's counterproductive," Stedavris said. "It comes across as unprofessional...and here's the real problem: It's motivational for the other side. Some will make an argument that i

"I would say they're better than Donald Trump. They're managing currently to conduct global operations without owning a shred of territory. After we took the caliphate away from them, which was another good accomplishment, they still conducted a massive attack in Sri Lanka [during Easter] using the internet to recruit, proselytize and conduct the operation."

ISIS uses anti-Islamic sentiments from American leaders to paint a picture of rampant Islamophobia as an American value, thereby justifying terrorist acts. ISIS fighters believe dying for their cause is an act of martyrdom that guarantees paradise. Though his base will likely take Trump's characterization of Baghdadi's death as a show of American might, It will likely only motivate remaining ISIS fighters and create new ones.

New York Times bestselling author Kurt Eichenwald agreed with Stedavris's take.

As did many others on Twitter.

Even Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) described Trump's rhetoric as "uncomfortable."

Trump's move comes after his abrupt withdrawal from Northern Syria left U.S.-backed Kurdish allies unequipped to contain previously imprisoned ISIS fighters, hundreds of whom escaped during the chaos of Turkish aggression.

More from People/donald-trump

Donald Trump
Carlos Barria - Pool/Getty Images

Donald Trump Called Out After Awkwardly Misspelling His Own Name In Post About Iran Attack

President Donald Trump was ripped by critics after he awkwardly misspelled his own name while praising the B-2 pilots who flew the strikes on Iran—only to later delete the post and repost it as if nothing happened.

On Saturday, Trump authorized a series of intense U.S. air and submarine strikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities, amid ongoing uncertainty about the status of Tehran’s nuclear program.

Keep ReadingShow less
A woman sitting up in bed as a man sleeps next to her.
Florida State University Researchers Find Predictors for Infidelity in New Study
(Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

The Biggest 'They're Definitely Cheating On Me!' Signs People Ignored

When our partner commits suspicious behavior, it's easy for us to jump to conclusions.

Most of the time, the conclusions we jump to are 100% wrong and are just our imaginations playing tricks with us.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @cassdamm's TikTok video
@cassdamm/TikTok

Woman Shares Why She Refuses To Tell Her Late Dad's Mistress Of 30 Years That He Died

While it doesn't always happen, sometimes we get to see karma at work—and sometimes, the revenge is sweet.

TikToker @cassdamm, who previously went viral for sharing the unhinged, five-page letter her 15-year-old son's principal sent, complaining about him "wandering the halls" and "being truant" for buying a drink on his way back to class, is openly celebrating the death of her father, but it's not for the reason you'd think.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from Kristin Hughes' TikTok video
@im.krispy/TikTok

Woman Sparks Debate About What Color Her Furniture Is—Only To Discover She's Colorblind

We've all heard the saying that there's no way of knowing everything that you don't know until you're faced with it directly. For some people, that could even be the color of the world around them.

Kristin Hughes, or @im.krispy on TikTok, reached out to the platform for a second opinion while she was trying to list a chair on Facebook Marketplace. Even though she wasn't charging anything for it, the woman who was interested in it continued to inquire for more photos and to know more about the color of the couch.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @budget.audit.save's TikTok video
@budget.audit.save/TikTok

Woman Shares Hack For Keeping Lettuce Fresh For Two Months—And TikTok's Minds Are Blown

It's no secret that groceries are expensive and that they're more expensive than they've ever been before.

Add to this the fact that many items, especially produce, tend to expire very quickly, so people often find themselves spending the money, only to figuratively throw that money into the trash a few days later when they didn't get around to using the produce fast enough.

Keep ReadingShow less