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Post subject: Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread
Posted: Thu January 09, 2020 5:09 pm
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just trying to think through the end game of such a play...Would the goal be to put Ukraine into a position where they need military aid? Thereby forcing a showdown between US and Russia on that front?
Post subject: Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread
Posted: Thu January 09, 2020 5:14 pm
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Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am Posts: 21846
Simple Torture wrote:
CNN is reporting that they mistakenly shot it down.
This seems probable. Heightened security panic following the attack, retaliation efforts underway and a lot of confusion at all levels. It’s the kind of civilian exposure you try to mitigate with careful planning.
Post subject: Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread
Posted: Thu January 09, 2020 5:44 pm
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I mean the alternative to “human error enabled by shoddy planning” is “Iran carefully avoided US service casualties, but then decided to really strike hard by killing 82 of its own people.”
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