Threatening ‘Body Bags’: Is All-Out War Between Russia And The US On Its Way?
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US State Department spokesman John Kirby has made strong statements of late regarding Russia’s involvement in Syria, claiming that if Russia will not cooperate with the US, Moscow will keep sending troops home in “body bags.”
Radio Sputnik’s Brian Becker discussed the implications of Kirby’s remarks with political analyst Marwa Osman and Loud & Clear producer Walter Smolarek.
At the daily media briefing on Wednesday, former Pentagon Press Secretary and current State Department spokesperson John Kirby said: “The consequences are that the cινιℓ ωαr will continue in Syria, that extremists and extremist groups will continue to exploit the vacuums that are there in Syria to expand their operations, which will include, no question, attacks against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities, and Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags, and they will continue to lose resources — even, perhaps, more aircraft,” he said.
That statement has been widely perceived as a veiled threat. In particular, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova asked on her Facebook page, “Don’t you think that such ventriloquism about ‘body bags,’ ‘terrorist attacks in Russian cities’ and ‘loss of aircraft’ sounds more like a ‘get ’em’ command, rather than a diplomatic comment?”
Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov responded to Kirby’s statements, saying, “Concerning Kirby’s threat about the possible loss of Russian aircraft, and sending Russian soldiers home ‘in body bags,’ I will say that we are well informed on where in Syria, including in Aleppo Province, and exactly how many ‘unadvertised’ specialists are engaged in operational planning and commanding the militants.”
10/02/2016