Panetta: It’s ‘Pretty Clear’ That the Russians Were Responsible for the Azerbaijani Plane Crash

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER Mr ░░░░░░░░ thanks for joining us ░░░░░░░░ it does turn out ░░░░░░░░ Russia did mistakenly shoot ░░░░░░░░ Passenger plane down what ░░░░░░░░ that reveal about the ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin is conducting ░░░░░░░░ war against Ukraine PANETTA ░░░░░░░░ it s very it ░░░░░░░░ very typical for the ░░░░░░░░ when they get engaged ░░░░░░░░ way to oftentimes be ░░░░░░░░ about the targets they ░░░░░░░░ after But when you ░░░░░░░░ at all the preliminary ░░░░░░░░ here I don t ░░░░░░░░ there s any question ░░░░░░░░ that the Russians used ░░░░░░░░ kind of air defense ░░░░░░░░ that brought down that ░░░░░░░░ But look at the ░░░░░░░░ where this took place ░░░░░░░░ Russians had been going ░░░░░░░░ drones in that area ░░░░░░░░ night before they brought ░░░░░░░░ something like 59 drones ░░░░░░░░ they clearly were using ░░░░░░░░ in that area Secondly ░░░░░░░░ people on the plane ░░░░░░░░ the explosion outside the ░░░░░░░░ before shrapnel started going ░░░░░░░░ the body of that ░░░░░░░░ which is very typical ░░░░░░░░ air defense missiles and ░░░░░░░░ they how they they ░░░░░░░░ used And lastly the ░░░░░░░░ on that fuselage is ░░░░░░░░ damning because those holes ░░░░░░░░ caused by shrapnel or ░░░░░░░░ munitions of some kind ░░░░░░░░ certainly weren t caused ░░░░░░░░ a bird strike So ░░░░░░░░ ll wait for a ░░░░░░░░ investigation But I think ░░░░░░░░ s pretty clear that ░░░░░░░░ Russians here were responsible ░░░░░░░░ what happened to that ░░░░░░░░