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Why are people making such a fuss about 35K feet versus 33K feet? the SA-11 Buk launcher unit can hit planes up to 72K feet. These 2K feet of difference between what the pilot wanted and what the ATC wanted make no difference whatsoever. People are reaching for straws.
About the suggestion that this particular plane was intentionally diverted into a war zone by the Ukrainian authorities to be shot, this is absurd. There were several other airlines at the time using the same corridor. Apparently what happened is that people thought that being above 32K feet was enough protection since the previous incidents of military planes getting shot were rather by much shorter range missiles and nobody was expecting a sophisticated Buk unit to be operated by the rebels.
After all the various times the U.S. has been caught misrepresenting or outright fabricating evidence in pursuit of its foreign policy objectives, one would think people would stop throwing out the c-word every time someone suggests a shoddy case from unreliable sources might actually be pure garbage.
Fine, when you show me the unbiased proof that other airliners flew over the exact same route within a week of MH17, I will believe you.
Err the route is a highway in the sky. There were tons of planes in the area at the time.
There were 'tons' of airliners flying through the same exact air corridor where MH17 was shot down?
And your proof is?
Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!
Okay...then why did the rebels choose to shoot down that particular plane as opposed to the 'tons' of others?
And why did MH17 apparently choose a different route then normal?
https://twitter.com/VagelisKarmiros/status/489926167731142656/photo/1
Malaysia Airlines (MH) #17
L980 was a crowded airway before the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 17th. The route crossing eastern Ukraine was the flightpath chosen by many of the passenger jets making the journey between the big cities of Europe and South Asia
That picture is AFTER the plane was shot down. There is a huge amount of miss-information out there.. gezz.
Flight MH17: A well-flown path | The Economist
The route is called "Airway L980".
I realize the picture was after the shootdown...duh. It was just an example.
That's not proof, that is heresay. It does not say how many planes or the exact size and location of the corridor.
But assuming it's true then please answer my other questions.
LOL do you want an official log of what planes were in the area at the time of the shooting? Not even sure that this exists in the public domain as of yet. But regardless it does not change the facts in the Economists article. It is a highway in the sky, used by airlines going from Eastern Europe to Asia. The only warning in the area was for planes flying under 32k feet.
They have been shooting down Ukranian planes and helicopters for weeks. This could be (and most likely is) a massive mistake. They were targeting another plane in the area, and because of their lack of expertise on the weapons they looted from the Ukrainian military.. they simply shot down the wrong plane. This is the most logical explanation compared to all the conspiracy theories going around.. everything from it was the Ukranians who were trying to shot down Putins plane, to it being the Russians from Russia doing it. Only missing the "aliens did it" theory.
So you have zero unbiased proof of air traffic over/near Donetsk during the few days before MH17 was shotdown? Just heresay and theories.
Yet you claim, in a matter-of-fact manner, that 'There were tons of planes in the area at the time.'.
Noted.
It’s likely no one thought planes flying that high were at risk, says Mikael Robertsson, a co-founder of FlightRadar24, a site that tracks planes around the world. Malaysia Airlines had flown this route repeatedly over the past several weeks without incident, as had other carriers. When MH17 was shot down, it was right next to two other passenger planes operated by Air India and Singapore Airlines.
Plus, flying around Ukraine is a major pain: The country is right in the middle of a common direct route between Europe and southeast Asia. Longer routes mean more fuel and more chances for delays, so cost-conscious airlines avoid such maneuvers whenever they can.
And you still did not answer me as to why MH17 apparently diverted 300 miles north from it's normal flight path that day.
Please save your theories for others.
And btw, I never said the rebels didn't down MH17...I think they did.
But I also think there might be more going on then Kiev/Washington claim.
Why does Obama need to respond. This is between Ukraine, eastern Ukraine Russian separatists and Russia. Or are you just so addicted to US interference in every damn thing that happens around the world that you just can't stand to miss a fight?
how do you define "leading from the front" in this situation?
by the way there is a reason why officers don't normally lead from the front. it is directly related to the number of ranking officers that became casualties during the american civil war.
When KAL007 got shot down, Reagan didn't say anything for 4 days..he was on vacation in Santa Barbara.
Sorry, but it took more than a day to gather intelligence and evidence of what happened. I guess you are used to Obama opening his mouth and letting stupid come out before he has any clue as to what happened.
read up On Heels Of Tragic Plane Crash, Fox Rewrites Reagan's Legacy In Effort To Jab Obama | Blog | Media Matters for America
You would be the first one yelling if Obama had waited more than half a day to say something.
And therein lies the problem with your thinking. A civilian airliner is shot down, and you believe it doesn't even deserve a response from the United States. Sure, go ahead, no problem here.
Oh Boo Freakin Hoo! Quit whining....Poor wittle Obama just can't get a fair shake from his political opposition...Whaaaaaa!
Good grief...Maybe if Obama started acting like an actual President instead of a high school punk with too much power it'd be a little better for him....
No boo hoo. Just pointing out hypocrisy and history to those who don't know.
Your post is pretty pathetic.
No, you just refuse to accept anything that goes against your conspiracy theory.
Fact is the International Civil Aviation Organisation had one warning for the corridor... do not fly under 33k feet.
Fact is that this is a known air corridor and widely used air corridor.
And then there is this..
Why Planes Still Flew Over Ukraine Until MH17 Was Shot Down | Autopia | WIRED
So now I have provided 2 reputable sources stating it was an air corridor and there were planes "near" the Malaysian plane.
Wind could be a reason. And it was only 200 miles.
The only theory I have is the wind one... the others are facts.. facts you refuse to accept for some reason.
Then we agree on this.
Obama did respond, appropriately so. I was speaking to a poster who thinks that Obama's being a wus, that we need a tough response, as in a military response. I disagree.
What's pathetic is seemingly all Obamabots can do these days is whine about how poor Obama is just not allowed to do as he wishes, and everything is so unfair to him....
Meanwhile he is ruining the standing of the US in the world daily...What a failure.
Just responding with the truth...people criticized Obama for not responding...it took a few hours, not 4 days. Hypocrisy...yep.
ODS is as bad as BDS
Yeah, How's he responding? By saying what exactly?
Oh, and don't tell me about ODS, you can't even admit your support for Obama by proclaiming your true lean.
Yeah, How's he responding? By saying what exactly?
Oh, and don't tell me about ODS, you can't even admit your support for Obama by proclaiming your true lean.
He is responding by doing what he's been told to do--blame Russia and rattle his saber.
Just keep digging.
Saint Ronnie was laying on the beach for 4 days untill his aides kicked his ass.
You really can't handle anything to balance the ODS rantings. LOL it is pretty hilarious.
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