Originally Posted by Rochard

And?

I don't understand what your point is here.

The Ukrainian military, the rebels, and the Russians ALL have missiles that can take out planes twice as high as commercial airlines typically fly. On top of this, both Ukraine and Russia have fighter jets.

A plane was shot down three days ago over Ukraine, and I don't believe it was the first time. Just doesn't seem to be too smart to be flying civilian planes in that area.