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That's a stretch for them to claim that. More like being the aggressors in Iranian waters. Still afaik they did own up to shooting down the airliner, and did no
by eloff 7y ago
That's a stretch for them to claim that. More like being the aggressors in Iranian waters. Still afaik they did own up to shooting down the airliner, and did not try to blame Iran for doing that. Happy to be proven wrong.
- boomboomsubban 7y agoThe Wikipedia article you read says the US maintains that is what happened. The settlement they paid was specifically worded so that they could maintain that position. Claiming self defense is them claiming Iran was attacking them, or at least "someone" that was implied to be Iran, making Iran the one to blame.
- boomboomsubban 7y agoSorry to double post, but I was thinking about this. I think you assumed I meant the US blamed Iran for firing the missile that brought down the airliner, when I was saying the US said that Iran intentionally caused the accident. An understandable confusion given the connection to current events. Even after Iran confirmed their missile was the one responsible for this crash, it was prudent to deny it until they ruled out a foreign infiltration. Stuxnet showed how far the US will go to infiltrate Iran.
- eloff 7y agoAh, ok thanks for clearing that up. That is exactly what I was thinking.