demean1
/dɪˈmiːn/
verb- cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).
"Totally obliterated" was it? How does such wild and whimsical hyperbole before any intel or assessment has been carried out display dignity or deserve anything but incredulity, least of all respect?
'Flat out wrong" hardly increases the respect or dignity of a mere press secretary or her puppetmasters when slapping down one of their own primary governmental intel outfits. She has this superior and contradictory better intel from - where exactly? Doesn't reflect well on the analysts who came up with this hardly iunexpected or unsurprising finding does it? Now that is demeaning.
"low level loser". - that's just a junior school playground level insult. Hardly a dignified way for a primary governmental spokesperson to characterise a whistleblower
"brave fighter pilots". Leaving the glaring technical inaccuracy aside (well, she is press...) how could this reflect in any way on the service personnel who were doing their job to their usual high standard? For sure it probably was perfectly executed, but the aircrew are the last people to blame for the fact that no one, least of all the Air Force, the ordnance people, the planners or the Generals have any idea whatsoever what actually happens when you drop a bomb that can allegedly penetrate just 60m of soft concrete and far far less of properly hardened stuff onto solid rock maybe 3-500m thick. No lady, "everyone" most assuredly does NOT "know". In fact no-one has much (if any) idea at all. Complete hollywood/video game inspired flummel.
This entire undignified, inaccurate and frankly mendacious statement merely further demeans the current POTUS and his staff, as if they need any help on that score.
I'd bet my last shilling that the military brass were holding their heads in their hands when they heard that "totally obliterated" nonsense - while the rest of us less directly involved probably just guffawed in disbelief at the delusion.
It'll take a darn sight more than a handful of tons of HE to obliterate an entire mountain. Surely everyone (except POTUS) knows that?