[jrjeksjd8d]

When you're doing extra-legal military operations in a country that isn't at war, what choice do you have? There are civilian aircraft up in the sky. Having a fighter jet run into one and kill a bunch of civilians is a bad PR situation.

[hrimfaxi]

When you're doing extra-legal military operations in a country that isn't at war, do you really care about PR?

[treis]

Yes? Nobody cares that they killed a bunch of Cuban body guards. Taking down a civilian airliner would have been a big deal.

[dist-epoch]

If the fighter jet collides with the airliner, the pilot most likely dies. They care about that.

[asdff]

Didn't they already clear the airspace?

[robcohen]

How would this happen? Jets are significantly more maneuverable than anything else in the sky. The military could, you know, pilot the plane so it does not hit anything.