Shot down over the Ukraine: MH17
Moderator's Note
This thread refers to the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 being shot down over eastern Ukraine. It has caused some controversy here, discussions on the Ukraine / Crimea have done before and so the posts have been moved here.
The main thread is:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=5978 (ends)
Ukraine conflict: Russia accused of shooting down jet
One can just imagine the wringing of hands and the efforts being put into playing down this incident by the leadership of the US, Britain and Germany.