re: #47 Teukka

I would guess surprise. “Wha… The imperialist pig americans were bright enough to get me after all?” It runs through many extremist organization, grossly under- or overestimating the enemy.

It doesn’t sound like he was over-confident at all, actually…

20. Senior Baghdadi aides Ismael al-Ithawy and Jamal al-Mashadani described how every time they saw Baghdadi, they were told to hand over all their electronics including their wristwatches. Then they were blindfolded & driven for hours before arriving at a villa where he awaited

— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) October 27, 2019