He better back it up or what? He is deferring his judgement or responsibility for the shoot down on the Defense Department and NATO. He has every right to support the conclusions made by those authorities and express his opinion. You have yet to refute the evidence that has been made public and has been brought up in this thread numerous times. Many, including the President, believe the evidence already made public is enough to point the finger at the separatist. Big surprise, you take the side of the Russians and the separatist and continue to echo their propaganda while they hinder further investigation and refuse to allow the case to be handled by an international court under authority of the UN.You apparently have no understanding of international diplomacy.You are the one grabbing at straws. It is not the POTUS job to interfere with an investigation and legal affairs. The US made the feelings and opinions known and you don't like Obama so you are whining about it and trying to use the incident and case for your normal Obama derangement syndrome and hatred. Why should the American President jeopardize a legal proceeding being conducted by the Dutch or possibly an international tribunal of some kind? It is not the US or POTUS's job to prosecute this case.Does not matter. Why do you persist with your foolishness?Often posters post links without reading them. This is a great example of that stupidity. Gipper's links are up to date. What they say is that the Dutch have narrowed the investigation down to "interested persons" and the final report will not be ready until sometime around the end of the year. But wait, here is the good part. It confirms what was already known about Russia. Russia is rejecting the case be heard in front of a UN tribunal. The Dutch and others wanted the case heard by and in a court that has international authority. Russia says no and has the power to veto any proposed resolution that would create a UN court. The Ukraine does not have that authority. So the answer to why this case has not come to trial and why all the evidence hasn't been made public in a public trial is because the Russians are refusing to allow the UN to do it. Russia is refusing to allow a court with international authority the right to investigate and bring forth charges. If you doubt the accuracy of this post, just read the links provided by Mr. Gipper.Funny...you want me to back up my opinion yet you do not require the American government to do the same.Prosecute a crime? What a draft statement. You don’t prosecute (or even effectively investigate) in an area that is still under contention. This is an international issue.
The US HAS claimed they know who shot down the plane. YOU are rejecting it out of hand because… well you have not said why. Speaking of propaganda and conspiracy theories…
How about you actually back something up rather than demand that no one else is and blatantly making claims that have no real evidence.
I have backed up my statements with many references in prior threads. If you are too lazy to search for the truth, then that's on you.
It has been almost a year since the shoot down and here is the latest news:
- MH17: Many possibilities, no definite suspects behind crash - See more at: MH17 Many possibilities no definite suspects behind crash AsiaOne Malaysia News
- PROSECUTOR: MH17 INVESTIGATION GOING WELL http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/06/30/prosecutor-mh17-investigation-going-well/
- Still no suspects in downing of MH17 over Ukraine http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/still-no-suspects-in-downing-of-mh17-over-ukraine/ar-AAclQ1S
Now can we try to THINK logically here for a minute?
The US gov, most western media, and many Euro govs immediately accused Russian backed rebels of this murderous act of war. We know the US gov has considerable capabilities in monitoring all things around the globe, yet no documented proof by US gov officials has been presented. The US gov makes a damning accusation and yet, the news is we still don't know who did it.
Now put your big boy pants on...when the head of the world's only superpower makes an accusation of this nature, why has he not gone to the Hague or UN with his evidence to show the world proof?
Do you merely accept an accusation by a POTUS and his paid for lackeys, without proof? Intelligent people don't.
My point, which you tend to ALWAYS distort or forget, is the POTUS made a very damning accusation. Now don't you think he should make his case for the world to see? He does not need the UN or any other authority to make his case. He is the POTUS!!!
Why are you grabbing at straws?
Why has the US gov been silent on this issue for many months now?
Does none of this cause you the slightest suspicion that what we are told just maybe now....just maybe....might not be accurate?
For a seating POTUS to accuse another nation of an act of war, is big stuff. He better back up his pronouncements with facts proving his accusation.
I guess you don't hold Obama to any standards of conduct, so he can do and say what he wishes...in your mind.
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