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Originally posted by fight_professor View Post295 dead passengers. 13 crew too.
Pro-Russian separatists, apparently?
This is an act of war against Malaysia.
this is an act of war against every country / family that had a person on that plane.
small political / military groups are getting the type of firepower needed to bring down a commercial jetliner @ 30,000 feet. the world just got scarier.
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Originally posted by New England View Postsmall political / military groups are getting the type of firepower needed to bring down a commercial jetliner @ 30,000 feet. the world just got scarier.
Here out of Russia they are taking out Ukrainian towns
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Originally posted by New England View Post
small political / military groups are getting the type of firepower needed to bring down a commercial jetliner @ 30,000 feet. the world just got scarier.
Word is it was a SAM.
Last edited by fight_professor; 07-17-2014, 11:17 AM.
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Originally posted by fight_professor View PostAny move against pro Russian seperatists by NATO/West would lead to massive Russian response.
If Nato/West got involved in securing Ukrainian territory without stepping into Russia then Russia would not do ****.
They have a military sure, but nothing remotely close to US.
The 6th fleet in the black sea alone would take out a heavy chunk of Russia's western based military.
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On the ground in Europe, Russia can bring massive force to the picture.
In any case, no one wants war - but such acts cannot go unpunished.
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From the Russians just a couple of weeks back
The self-defense forces of Donetsk People***8217;s Republic seized control of a Ukrainian anti-air military installation, RIA Novosti reports.
"The forces of Donetsk People***8217;s Republic assumed control of A-1402 military base," the militia's representative said. According to him, it is an anti-aircraft missile forces facility equipped with Buk mobile surface-to-air missile systems.
During the last several days the militia took control of two internal security troops' installations in eastern Ukraine.
Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_0...allation-1561/
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_0...allation-1561/
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