# New Malaysia Airlines Crash

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-malaysia-airlines-crash/693367>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 17, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-malaysia-airlines-crash/693367 "2014-07-17T15:52:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-malaysia-airlines-crash/693367/181 "2014-07-24T20:29:39Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> Putin thinks he may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb?

Given the decidedly tepid response the West has given so far, I’ll wager Putin thinks he can get away with it.

And given the decidedly tepid response the West has given so far, I’m thinking he’s probably right.

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-malaysia-airlines-crash/693367/182 "2014-07-24T20:40:38Z")

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> [@Diceman](#):
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> Yikes! Breaking news right now says that Russia is shelling Ukrainian military targets! Is this a preliminary step to an invasion? :eek:

WHAT???

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-malaysia-airlines-crash/693367/183 "2014-07-25T16:13:03Z")

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> [@Missy2U](#):
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> WHAT???

They’re reporting that Russia has been firing rockets into Ukraine recently to support the seperatists. Yesterday, they were calling it “BREAKING NEWS !!!” and talking about it in a way that made it seem like a full-scale invasion was going to start in the next few minutes.

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-malaysia-airlines-crash/693367/184 "2014-07-25T20:42:37Z")

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> [@Diceman](#):
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> They’re reporting that Russia has been firing rockets into Ukraine recently to support the seperatists. Yesterday, they were calling it “BREAKING NEWS !!!” and talking about it in a way that made it seem like a full-scale invasion was going to start in the next few minutes.

Thanks, Diceman!

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