'It's difficult to look at some of the
images': Pentagon spokesman John Kirby
chokes up when asked about Putin's state
of mind says it's hard to 'square his
BS' when women and children are being slaughtered
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/30/2022 1:57:40 PM
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby delivered an emotional condemnation of Vladimir Putin's 'depravity' in Ukraine on Friday, and came close to tears as he described the horror of looking at images coming from the war-torn country. Kirby has won rave reviews for his unflappable manner and dry sense of humor during briefings, delivering grim news with the minimum of fuss. But on Friday the toll of 65 days of war in Ukraine caught up with him when he was asked about President Putin's state of mind.(Snip)'So I can't talk to his psychology. But I think we can all speak to his depravity.'
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Maybe we can speak to the psychology and depravity of the Pentagon, which provoked a hot war by pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, and then keep prolonging it by providing weapons and financial assistance at US taxpayer expense.