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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't buy that at all, they shot into a civilian air corridor at a plane that was probably screaming hey I'm an airliner, while gaining altitude which is not the profile of a cruise missile or attack bird.
They were stupid or incompetent, that will hopefully be up to a court to decide.
If the American's had done this shoot down like the Vincennce incident in the modern day of the internet would people be as sympathetic towards the Americans? I have my doubts.
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There shouldn't be sympathy or forgiveness towards Iran. But the US should share the blame for playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes.
Both sides took their mini war too lightly and thought they could prove what they needed to prove without significant casualties. This is the kind of thing that happens when you ramp things up to that extent though.