Malaysia Flight MH17
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- detritus0
You and me both, Georges. This is slightly terrifying.
I'm not sure I can recall the last time I had this type of knot in my stomach — 9/11?
But then, perhaps I'm just being all dramatic and benfalistic?
*shrug*
- dbloc0
Twenty-three U.S. citizens were on board
- Oh great. US is firing up their arsenal as we speak.CygnusZero4
- CygnusZero40
I guess the thing is, as bad as 9-11 was (worse than this), that really didnt result in much other a useless was with Iraq and the decimation of Afghanistan, which was a toilet anyway.
- *useless warCygnusZero4
- wow dude. That's inhuman of you. Please feel free to choke on your own vomit and die.futuremongolian
- <eoin
- Whats inhuman again? What a sensitive bitch. Are you going to cry?CygnusZero4
- cuntMilan
- wankerkingsteven
- aliastime0
^ It could end up any number of ways.
What I don't see happening is Russian allies scrambling to back Russia in an incident of this magnitude.
- utopian0
WW III
- dasohr0
- link: https://twitter.com/…
dasohr - What is that, missile launcher?CygnusZero4
- yep, Buk missile. pro-Russia.benfal99
- lovelyCygnusZero4
- link: https://twitter.com/…
- detritus0
Somewhere out there, in some dacha outside of Moscow, Putin is quietly sobbing into the chest of his pet brown bear, wondering just how on Earth he's managed to surround himself with such incompetence.
- ernexbcn0
Reuters
"#BREAKING: Number of dead from crash of #MH17 more than 300, includes 23 U.S. citizen: Interior Ministry adviser, quoted by Interfax"
- GeorgesIV0
I'm going to repeat it one more time,
who will benefit from this,
Russia? who has been battling abyssal international public opinion
Ukraine gvnmt: who has been waiting for anything to bomb the ukrainian/russian part of their population (ironic though when some month ago, we chastised the elected president for shooting protesters)Nato: they've been silent but waiting for an occasion to deploy their missile defense in ukraine
US: see above
- benfal990
What would be the team?
Russia - China - Iran
vs
USA - UK and the others?
- I don't think US wants to get involved at all.
dasohr - http://www.youtube.c…GeorgesIV
- of corse they won't, it would be a world war. They will join half way and take credit.sem
- I don't think US wants to get involved at all.
- benfal990
Are we sure it was a missile from the ground and not a bomb on the plane by some terrorists?
- sure? we arent sure of anything other than a passenger plane is down.CygnusZero4
- utopian0
US
FUCKING
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- colin_s0
the US won't get involved directly, but a nato / UN allied force would probably have US military backing.
the lack of a statement from russia concerns me more than the stuff coming out of ukraine.
but don't forget - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kor…
this isn't the first time russia has shot down a jumbo jet. the last time it happened, no world war occurred, and it was in the middle of the cold war.
we'll see how this plays out. for now, it's just really sad for the families of those who were on board.
- Gnash0
don't you think it's possible they thought they were shooting down a ukrainian transport?
- sure, why not? anything is possible right now.CygnusZero4
- HijoDMaite0
George's and others,
I know you say you fear this could really have big repercussions but I just don't believe it. A plane full of innocent civilians from multiple nationalities. Is not enough to bring super powers to war. The only way super powers mobilize now days is with long planned out strategy where something very big is at stake, there is financial gain, a positive spin for the media, and there is some kind of exit plan.
The Ukraine's issues, SW Russia, Malaysia and 300 passengers westerners or not. Unfortunately just don't warrant any major action from U.S., England, Russia, Iran or any of these powers we fear could get involved.
I just don't see it. I could be wrong but I don't.
- http://upload.wikime…detritus
- <pablo28
- To be fair, the world powers were ready to go to war before that happened.ukit2
- hijo the US and Russia have been preparing to go to war for 40 years, US has Russia encircled with missile shields and invested 5 billions into destabilizing Ukraine, if you need some source shoot me an emailGeorgesIV
- invested 5 billions into destabilizing Ukraine, if you need some source shoot me an emailGeorgesIV
- You're ignoring the fact that they want war. Always have. Manipulating people into supporting it is the tricky part..set
- @Colinset
- I don't doubt the U.S. or NATO will defend an ally. I just don't think they will initiate anything.HijoDMaite
- maybe I'm wrong. we will see.HijoDMaite
- monospaced0
can't wait for the wwiii logo critique
- benfal990
a video of the plane crash?!
- This sure looks to me like it wasnt blown up. Looks like a bormal crash into the ground.CygnusZero4
- totally. I hope the old Gods and the New helped the poor people on boardbenfal99
- Unless the missile basically just crippled the plane but it clearly didnt blow it up.CygnusZero4
- I dont see any plane in the video? I'm sure its there, just missing what you guys are seeing.instrmntl