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by hrimfaxi 154 days ago
When you're doing extra-legal military operations in a country that isn't at war, do you really care about PR?
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Yes? Nobody cares that they killed a bunch of Cuban body guards. Taking down a civilian airliner would have been a big deal.
If the fighter jet collides with the airliner, the pilot most likely dies. They care about that.