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But attacking something in international airspace is the kind of thing that lands everyone deep in the shit.
They shot down a passenger jet with almost 300 people on and the world just kind of shrugged its shoulders
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Which they are you talking about? Both US and Russia have done that.
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True. I stand very corrected.
Although it was reported at the time that it wasn’t immediately clear who was responsible. And then it took two years to reach the conclusion of the investigation. Lack of immediacy does tend to temper any reaction. (That and the plane not flying under a US flag, probably)
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Ex-RAF acquaintance of mine reckons he made a cobblers of it and got a bit lucky. But he does say some of those Russian pilots are seriously good to even attempt that at low speed.
Disclaimer- I know nothing about flying planes.
I do agree about the hypocrisy of the US. But attacking something in international airspace is the kind of thing that lands everyone deep in the shit.