tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post3366194392007403595..comments2023-11-20T05:27:02.037+00:00Comments on GrogNews: Ukraine 7/18: Russians (or their proxies) Shoot Down Civilian AirlinerBranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-36283258888168597712014-07-30T21:34:41.012+01:002014-07-30T21:34:41.012+01:00Sounds like you're certainly getting your info...Sounds like you're certainly getting your info from both sides. After all, there's only one side to every story - if you've got a friend in the Ukrainian MoD, that is. <br /><br />At least I know where your heavy bias comes from. It's not a leftover cold war grudge. You actually have "friends" on one side of the conflict. <br /><br />Ask your friend about how much Ukraine gets paid for overflight rights, and why they didn't shut down that airspace. Could it be the $200 million they'd lose as a result?<br /><br />Letting people fly over a WAR ZONE just because you don't want to deny overfly rights (and thereby make some cash) is wrong. USS Vincennes knocked down an Iranian airline in '88 under far more egregious circumstances, and that was an exceptionally well-trained crew with the entire intelligence apparatus of the USA at its disposal. So, if some rebel guys trying to shoot down what they thought was another bomb-laden SU-25 was an evil act, exactly where does that leave us? We incinerated exactly 290 unarmed Iranian civilians. By your standards, the US is some kind of evil country, and I take issue with that.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438621463266503313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-69433695184964686842014-07-29T11:45:13.218+01:002014-07-29T11:45:13.218+01:00Yep, actually I do. Quite a bit in fact, and gett...Yep, actually I do. Quite a bit in fact, and getting reports from at least 2 people on the ground there, including one working with the Ukrainian MoD.<br /><br />And the rebels still shot down the plane. Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-49447512453369459672014-07-25T12:30:02.436+01:002014-07-25T12:30:02.436+01:00Do you have even the slightest clue about some of ...Do you have even the slightest clue about some of the historical complexities re: the relationship between Ukraine and Russia?<br /><br />Not so long ago, your new friends were busily collaborating with the Nazis and throwing flowers on their panzers.<br /><br />If you think Russians are the kind of people that forget that kinda thing, you're just another typical 'murrican, easily manipulated by the Company Line coming out of Washington. I guess it feels good for everything to be so darn simple out there. Hey, I'm from Tennessee - I get it.<br /><br />But lemme tell you, the air smells a whole lot better if you'll pull your head outta your a$$ and maybe read a little. Just saying.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438621463266503313noreply@blogger.com