Originally Posted by
rickair7777
The ship was in a war zone and the decision maker (the Captain) made a deliberate call to shoot based on the info he was getting.
The plane was at 14,000 feet and climbing. Doesn't seem consistent with an
attacking aircraft that one would expect is probably trying to stay "under the radar."
After realizing a civilian airliner is shot down, I suspect any perceived Iranian
hostilities may become more fungible. It took several decades to find out the
USS Maddox wasn't really attacked by the Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin which resulted in an unpopular war.
If you think the navy shot down TWA 800 you need to shred your medical and check yourself in for treatment as well.
I don't know what happened but it appears a new investigation is warranted by an unbias 3rd party with subpoena power.
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