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Many sources are saying it looks as though Iran shot down that plane.
Senior Ukrainian security official says Flight 752 may have been brought down by a missile — or a terrorist act, drone collision, or engine explosion https://t.co/ULKNwozPZK
— Anton Troianovski (@antontroian) January 9, 2020
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers. https://t.co/VHA2nG6ZSm
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 9, 2020
Ukraine investigators consider missile strike, terrorism as possible causes of Iran plane crash – CNN https://t.co/rmV4afHGxd
— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) January 9, 2020
If the CBS report on the Ukrainian crash in Iran is accurate, it would join two other notable accidental shootdowns:
– The downing of an flight in 1988 by the U.S. … from an Iranian airline
– The downing of a Malaysian flight by Russia … over Ukraine— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 9, 2020
Of course the Russians would love it if the world blamed the Iranians. Just as long as the Ukraine keeps suffering, right?
Iran is starting to look like The Regime That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. If they try to hold funerals for these folks, the whole situation could spiral out of control.
At least our misgovernment has backed away from the brink.