Re:“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanction...
by dvt on Thursday July 25, 2019 @10:52PM
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It wasn’t a defense. Two terrible things happened (let’s assume both accidental). The US admitted Iran-655 was an “accident that resulted in a loss of life” and paid out ~$200k per victim. Russia pretends like MH-17 never happened. Who do you think has more of a moral high ground?
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Re:“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanction...
by chinhodado on Thursday July 25, 2019 @11:16PM
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Not defending Russia, just saying the circumstances are a bit different. Iran-655 was downed by a US warship - clear from the outset and no space for argument, while MH-17 was downed by (most probably) Russian separatists with a mobile missiles system, which allows for a lot of deniability, and since they had the chance to deny it they went with it. The US didn't even have that luxury.