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duxupyesterday at 1:31 PM2 repliesview on HN

Shooting down civilian American aircraft like that would seem to just be for an even more strong response…

Seems unlikely.


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m4rtinkyesterday at 1:42 PM

If only this was a certainty - Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down with 298 people killed 12 years ago but still no one was directly punished for it...

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guerrillayesterday at 1:33 PM

They would want to avoid escalation. Escalation with cartels historically does not go well for anyone involved.

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