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Originally Posted by Locke
What does anyone stand to gain by shooting down a commercial airliner?
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It was almost certainly an accident. Whoever fired the SAM* probably thought they were shooting at a military aircraft. The question now is, "Who fired the missile?" The way I see it, there are four possibilities:
1. The Russian military
2. The Ukrainian military
3. Rebels using SAMs provided by the Russians
4. Rebels using SAMs "acquired" from the Ukraine
*Edit: if, indeed, it was shot down by a SAM. I'm always hesitant to jump to conclusions until the crash investigation is complete