At the altitude they were flying, one could argue it would be unreasonable and illogical to expect any SAM weapon system capable of shooting them down, were also incapable of identifying them as a commercial airline, and hense not a threat.
Russian terrorists in Ukraine drunkenly played with some seriously dangerous big-boy toys, provided to them by Putin.
Expect more of this type of stupidity worldwide.
There is a reason we fought the USSR in the “Cold War”, and a reason we won that one.
Those people are both utterly vicious and utterly stupid.
It was the stupid part that allowed us to prevail.
While I agree with you, think about all the stupid voters in this country, given what’s in the White House now. We’ll no more come 2016...
It makes you shudder...