Title: 'EMBARRASSING, HUMILIATING': Biden shares US secrets on live TV Source:
Fox News URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l69P6wk3ms Published:Jul 10, 2023 Author:Fox News Post Date:2023-07-10 10:09:15 by Esso Keywords:None Views:134 Comments:4
Statements made by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on the Sunday news shows have been seized upon by the Kremlin as a clear demonstration the US has 'confessed to war crimes'.
Kirby in a fresh interview with ABC was defending President Biden's approving cluster bombs for Ukraine, which are banned by over 120 countries internationally for being 'indiscriminate' and thus more likely to result in civilian deaths. Kirby at one point told ABC that "we can all agree that more civilians have been and will continue to be killed by Russian forces… than will likely be hurt by the use of these cluster munitions."
The administration's consistent rationale has been to say that while yes - this opens up Ukraine's military to the greater likelihood of committing war crimes - it's essentially OK because Russia is doing it.
Last week, the same day it was widely reported the US administration will pull the trigger on sending the bombs, Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a scathing report. It concluded:
* Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that caused deaths and serious injuries to civilians. Russian forces have extensively used cluster munitions, causing many civilian deaths and serious injuries. * Cluster munitions used by Russia and Ukraine are harming civilians now and will leave bomblets behind that will continue to do so for many years. * Both sides should immediately stop using cluster munitions and not seek to obtain more of these indiscriminate weapons. The US should not transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine.