State Duma deputy Slutsky called the Pentagon's reaction to the article about the strike in Syria cynical strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan, on the publication of The New York Times about the strike in Syria, cynical. This is what Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the State Duma's international affairs committee, called the actions of the Pentagon in his Telegram channel.
Earlier, The New York Times reported in its article that the United States had concealed the fact of an air strike on Syria with dozens of victims. According to the newspaper, on March 18, 2019, an American F-15 fighter jet dropped a bomb on a crowd of people near the village of Al-Baguz, as a result 70 people died.
“And what is the reaction of the American military? Cynicism of the highest standard! ” – the deputy commented on the social network.
He added that this incident is far from the first. Slutsky believes that civilians in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria during the use of military force by the Pentagon were “bargaining chips.” At the same time, when Russian troops entered Syria at the request of the legitimate leadership six years ago, hysteria began in the West, he stressed.
“This is the difference in the” worldview. ” More precisely, this is the whole truth about manipulating public opinion in order to achieve the very “worldview” about the “villain of Russia” and “the courage of Western democratizers”, ”the politician summed up.
Earlier, the United States refused to consider it a violation of the law killed airstrike in Kabul. General Sami Said, Inspector General of the US Air Force, said that such a measure was taken in self-defense, and the deaths of several people were due to inaccuracy in the strike and an error in information and disruption of communication.