<\/a>Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has abandoned his position as head of that militant group, according to several Pentagon sources. Al-Baghdadi is now thought to be contemplating a run at the 2016 GOP nomination for President of the United States.<\/p>\n

Officials at the Republican National Committee confirmed that someone of that name has filed papers for an exploratory committee, including a birth certificate with letterhead \u201cBaghdad Governorate ~ America\u2019s 51st State\u201d. And indeed, the Emir\u2019s caliphate would never have been possible without vast American intervention in Iraq, giving Al-Baghdadi room to carve out the new state.<\/p>\n

The development comes on the heels of al-Baghdadi shocking political pundits by placing atop a Rasmussen poll for 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls. His fiery conservative fundamentalist rhetoric and dramatic denunciations of U.S. President Barack Obama have wildly endeared him to the Republican base.<\/p>\n

In the words of one analyst, \u201cif Mike Huckabee can run, can win, then why not the blessed Emir?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Huckabee hunting<\/p>\n

\u201cHe focus-groups well among the \u2018values\u2019 voters\u201d, followed up veteran Republican operative Ed Rollins, who ran the presidential campaigns of Mike Huckabee in 2008 and Michele Bachmann in 2012. \u201cHe reminds me a lot of Mike, actually. He believes wives should be submissive to their husbands, that homosexuality is wrong, and that God merits a prominent place in our laws and schools. And nobody watching the news in the last year doubts his commitment to the death penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>Reaction in the ISIL leadership was subdued. Deputy head of Iraqi operations, Abu Muslim al-Turkmani groused through a string of intermediaries, \u201cWe had had some setbacks. The infidel planes have been everywhere lately, it\u2019s true. But I didn\u2019t think he\u2019d desert us. Maybe he thinks he\u2019ll meet Palin, I don\u2019t know. He had her photos up all around his bunker\u201d.<\/p>\n

The news was celebrated among the grass roots in the US. Brynn Stone, organizer of Liberty University Young Republicans, said \u201cthe troops are juiced. Big Daddy is coming. Finally\u2014 a fresh voice, who really hates Obama!\u201d<\/p>\n

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