[Chainmail]

Like I said earlier, a real President would have gotten Ukraine's assent and then sent the First or Second Marine Expeditionary Force to secure the disaster perimeter. We would have made it plain that they were there to secure the site for investigation but they would generously return fire in kind if fired upon.

No real President, though.

[Uncle Chip]

It’s not the US President’s call.

It’s the call of those who had citizens on the plane — the Netherlands, Australia, Malaysia, Britain, Indonesia ...

That’s why their Prime Ministers of those countries are taking the lead and sending troops to get their citizens back out of the grubby hands of the Russian-backed rebels.

The only US citizen on the plane was a dual citizen with the Netherlands.

[Georgia Girl 2]

For what reason would the US President try to insert American troops into the Ukraine? There were no US citizens on board that I am aware of. Nothing about this incident threatens US security interests. We have no business getting involved other than as part of the UN or lending moral support to the Europeans. They need to handle this one.