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My dad was telling me this story last night. I'm surprised I wasn't aware of it. In many ways it's a more surprising accident since in those days the U.S. was
by eloff 7y ago
My dad was telling me this story last night. I'm surprised I wasn't aware of it.
In many ways it's a more surprising accident since in those days the U.S. was not expecting an Iranian attack, but Iran has good reason to be on high alert and expect US warplanes now.
The US did eventually acknowledge the incident and pay reparations to Iran. What are the odds Iran does that to Canada now? Approximately zero. I'd be surprised if they even admit it, even while cornered. A number of Iranians here in Canada think it was the US that shot down the airliner. Pretty ridiculous, but if westernized Iranians living in the free world can think that, imagine what people in Iran would be willing to believe when lied to by their government.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoThe US was absolutely expecting an Iranian attack on the Vincennes. Maybe not as "probably right now" as Iran was, but it was definitely a realistic, expected, on-guard-against scenario.
- eloff 7y agoMaybe I'm still missing some backstory there of the context in the Gulf in 1988. The Captain of the Vincennes was acting very aggressively on that day, and shooting down the airliner was the sad end result of that.
- PaulHoule 7y agoIraqis hit the USA Stark with air to sea.missile not long before and there was extensive low-level surface conflict in the gulf at.That time.
- mytailorisrich 7y ago> What are the odds Iran does that to Canada now? Approximately zero. Not now but this will become another bargaining chip and one day they may agree to pay compensation in the context of wider negotiations. Libya agreed to pay compensations for Lockerbie 20 years later as part of wider negotiations and it is unclear whether they were involved at all...