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We are dealing with the people that shot down MH17. Diplomats can not guarantee anything.
I did some filming with a Malaysian diplomat last Friday. Had no idea that Malaysia has a neutral stance on the war and everything to do with it, despite MH17.
She reckons it's more of an Asian way of thinking - shit happened, you can't change it and retaliation wouldn't fix it so it's better to be pragmatic.
I find that quite mind boggling - imagine if that had been a US plane.
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imagine if that had been a US plane.
The US have prior for shooting down airliners too though. Funnily enough though, none of the crew of the USS Vincennes were tried for their part in the murder of 290 people. I guess the only difference is that the US never denied shooting it down, only argued (unconvincingly) about the reason it was reasonable.
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Most victims in MH17 were from Netherlands (193). Of course 43 malaysians and 12 indonesians is still a lot, but what are you going to do. There is no international law for those that just choose not to abide by it. Ruzzian terrorists could hijack a british plane and get a way with it when just Putler waves his nuke card.
Now whether that information gets to the frontline and how it is dealt with is the issue. We are dealing with the people that shot down MH17. Diplomats can not guarantee anything.