In a Thursday interview with PBS News’s Charlie Rose, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that if Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down, it was likely by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine using equipment that came from Russia.
“The questions I’d be asking is who could have shot it down, who had the equipment — it’s obviously an anti-aircraft missile. Who had the expertise to do that?” Clinton said. “There does seem to be growing awareness that it probably had to be Russian insurgents.”
She cautioned, however, that the investigation was still ongoing and final determinations had not yet been made. But if rebels were responsible, Clinton added, their equipment likely came from neighboring Russia.
“If there is evidence pointing in that direction, the equipment had to come from Russia. What more the Russians might or might not have done, we don’t know,” she said. “There is a great deal of concern that, not only was a civilian plane shot down, but what this means about the continuing conflict in Eastern Ukraine and the role that Russia is playing.”
(h/t Mediaite)
The Ukraine government likely has the tools to know the difference between a warplane and a civilian airplane would not shoot at Russian air planes regardless and the rebels have no airplanes.
The Rebels on the other hand are more likely not to have the expertise to know a war plane from a civilian plane, because they don’t have any planes of their own be more afraid of any plane and be quicker to fire. Therefore saying it was likely the Rebels that shot down the airplane is like saying it was probably the man with the smoking gun.
The other possibility is that a Russian warplane shot Flight 17. And nobody wants to go there without more evidence.
Hillary just hates to be left out.
Enter slate-boy’s driveling emesis…
Hillary is making it hard to support her. A president should not jump to conclusions ahead of time. If the investigation is still ongoing and we don’t know the facts, then she shouldn’t speculate. She is sounding like John McCain.
Last I checked, Mrs. Clinton was a private citizen, and not likely to run for POTUS, either. Also, if she has jump[ed] to conclusions ahead of time, when would jumping to conclusions be on time?
Besides, as a former Secretary of State, her opinions are based upon classified information and real-world experience. I think that’s probably worth consideration.