ɐ jˌuːˈɛs mˈɪlətˌɛɹi spˈoʊksmən æt ðə tˈaɪm ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz "hˈaɪli ʌnlˈaɪkli ðæt ðɪ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz wɜː tɹˈuː".
A US military spokesman at the time responded that it was "highly unlikely that [the allegations] were true".