Drama erupted at the U.S media briefing when RT (formerly Russia Today) reporter, Gayane Chickakyan posed a straightforward question to US State department spokesperson, John Kirby. The question borders on the US backing of illegal Turkish troop’s deployment on Iraq’s territory. Rather than answer the question, Kirby completely lost his composure, throwing all diplomatic ethos into the wind by taking personal issue with the reporter, the media organisation she works for and ultimately her country, Russia. Gayane Chickakyan had asked U.S State Department spokesperson if United States supports deployment of Turkish troop to Iraq’s Kurdistan region without the consent of Iraq’s central government. The US spokesperson parried the question. The reporter pressed further to ask if U.S was aware of Iraq’s parliament decision to review its security agreement with United States based on the tacit support it gives to the illegal Turkish incursion. John Kirby stressed he was not awar