Comment by jrjeksjd8d
6 hours ago
When you're doing extra-legal military operations in a country that isn't at war, what choice do you have? There are civilian aircraft up in the sky. Having a fighter jet run into one and kill a bunch of civilians is a bad PR situation.
Didn't they already clear the airspace?
When you're doing extra-legal military operations in a country that isn't at war, do you really care about PR?
Yes? Nobody cares that they killed a bunch of Cuban body guards. Taking down a civilian airliner would have been a big deal.
If the fighter jet collides with the airliner, the pilot most likely dies. They care about that.
How would this happen? Jets are significantly more maneuverable than anything else in the sky. The military could, you know, pilot the plane so it does not hit anything.