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No US plane would have been leaving that airport (due to sanctions) and no non diplomatic Americans would have been on a plane leaving Iran for similar reasons. A lot of what ifs that wouldn’t have occurred, even before the point that the missiles in Iraq were different missiles to the one used...

You appear to be making the assumption that only Western Europeans and North Americans fly and trade.

No need, there are plenty more modern (weeks/years) arguments against the US apologists arguments.;) Remember kids, the Iran apologists are arguing there’s issues with both sides, the US apologists seem to be arguing that the US is an innocent victim of unprovoked Iranian aggression... as...

Or South/Central America, Eastern Europe, SE Asia/Korean peninsular... Perhaps we should route all planes up and down the Atlantic and pacific over Antarctica, and not take off or land in most countries in the world?

Which was in response to continued American attacks... really want to go back to this argument? We get it, you’d fit in well with the hardliners in washington and Tehran that seem to think nothing is their fault and it’s all the other sides fault... Edit: The fact is the “hot” war started...

I didn’t say the EU, I said Europe. There have been plenty of wars in Europe since WW2, heck, even one going on now in Ukraine. Obviously that doesn’t directly affect flight paths over Western Europe, but neither does a war in one part of the Middle East directly affect the ability of planes to...

I don’t agree with you entirely, but again I’ll point out that the paper you provided showed that the climate was still sensitive to CO2, and it was in the range of the IPCCs. That means, at best the author is going to agree with the lower temperature increase presented by the IPCC, which is...

Millennials aren’t going to be doing that no, because we all work now... You’re thinking of generation Z, which Thunberg is part of. Nice to see the old fogies like you proving the point though.;)

Nah, I saw you weren’t being serious, but it was a good hanger for the above articles which were written yesterday. :p You joke about Airbus, but apparently there is a very different flying ethos between the manufacturers; one being more reliant on pilot skill and “not making errors” and the...

Just like Europe then? That and US sanctions/relations mean there have not been any US airlines operating in Iran for a long time. Same with the idea of it being full of American citizens. Some of the logic being posted by several in this thread suggests a major knowledge gap regarding Iran...

Why would the do that? The majority of people on that plane were Iranians, and Iran has problems with the US, not Canada (or Europe). Rather long leap there tbh. A bit like claiming the US would blow up Taiwanese aircraft to get back at Iran...

There is a precedent for this... https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/long-unfortunate-history-friendly-fire-accidents-u-s-conflicts But to be fair, the US are also rightly criticized an seen as a laughing stock because of it.

And now flip that round and swap Iraqi for American and American for iraqi. “I remember when the Americans invaded my country, when they bombed my next door neighbours house and killed my childhood friend and his family” etc... Now who’s to blame? This action is a direct result of Trump...

The entire Middle East? You know how big an area that is and how many hubs there are in the region right? A significant proportion of flights from the UK go through those hubs. And the irony of the Ukranian downing a few years ago was that the rebels declared a no fly zone (because they were...

I think you’re overestimating the breadth of opinion for revolution in Iran there, especially after the assassination which appears to have angered moderates and empowered hardliners. Nothing like bringing a country together than being attacked...

*Cough* https://www.google.ca/amp/s/qz.com/1782894/boeing-quashed-stupid-requests-for-737-max-simulator-training/amp/ https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-01-09/boeing-737-max-simulators%3f_amp=true Pilot error sure, but equally the manufacturer shoulders a lot...

And you end up having to stand in front of government officials and lie/dodge the truth under oath to keep the government coverup going. Then get caught out and have to change your story... twice...

They seem more like a bunch of social media groups tbh. If the plane was brought down intentionally it would have to be by someone in the military, which none of the small activist groups are going to be. Also worth pointing out that I can’t see those sort of groups being that “stupid”. They...

Why? The majority of them were Iranian citizens. A lot of dual nationals on that plane. The three Brits were also Iranian as far as I know, as were a lot of the Canadians.

Considering they purposely missed with their first two rounds (and yes it almost certainly was on purpose) I’m not sure why they had would have had plans for further rounds. They had their “retaliation”, showed what they could do (without killing anyone) and any additional salvos would have been...