Case in point: Marie Harf, who’s always good for a super-duper-smart take on the situation in Iraq. Some Twitter users heard this from Ms. Harf Wednesday afternoon:

.@marieharf is on @wolfblitzer praising the Iraqi army: "The Iraqi security forces have held their lines on the outside of the city." — Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) May 20, 2015

Oh yeah, Marie?

Which city? Clearly not Ramadi… https://t.co/JHRiQlOD34 — Milena Rodban (@MilenaRodban) May 20, 2015

As a matter of fact:

Yes, that Ramadi. You know, the same Ramadi that’s fallen to ISIS. Twitter users were blown away by what Harf reportedly said.

Baghdad Bob was more convincing. https://t.co/5HvsHtVRa5 — Avi Woolf (@AviWoolf) May 20, 2015

She is the glass half-full type: No-one likes an unreasonable insistence on keeping whole cities. https://t.co/97q0yXptwH — Kyle W. Orton (@KyleWOrton) May 20, 2015

"Held their lines outside the city" is one of the most awkward euphemisms for "ran away" I've ever seen. https://t.co/vMvl1IWsw2 — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 20, 2015

@cerenomri @joshrogin @marieharf @wolfblitzer Would that be holding their lines with the city in the rear view mirror? — Hattie Kauffman (@Hatsfree) May 20, 2015

"Holding their lines outside the city" is the kind of line I would make up as a parody of Obama admin spin on #Iraq. https://t.co/QxG9Hy7jgz — Omri Ceren (@cerenomri) May 20, 2015

She was talking about their efforts to combat Climate Change.@joshrogin @marieharf @wolfblitzer — Noah Wehrman (@NoahWehrman) May 20, 2015

Oh yeah. That’s probably it.

Ugh.

We are so screwed.

@joshrogin @marieharf @wolfblitzer What planet is this woman from? Can we please send her back? We kinda like doing reality on this one. — Pam Brewer (@brewer_pam) May 20, 2015

I can't with these people https://t.co/U3y5HMyEAd — Lourae (@Flaaaaalala) May 20, 2015

Scarier: the thought that they believe this or that they think we're stupid enough to believe it? https://t.co/xu1s5NzdtS — Michele Frost (@michelelfrost) May 20, 2015

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