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In the peaceful west, a crash like this would have set off a HUGE response. Hundreds of local response units, with national ones following within hours.

In Ukraine, in the middle of an active area of fighting, the initial response was one ambulance, one old fire truck with water, several locals, and a truckload of rebels.

And ALL of them were risking their lives just to do that.

You will note how Kiev didn’t immediately respond with hundreds of people, either.

They just want to play the politics of it. Russia could have responded to the crash within hours, with 200+ pieces of equipment, hundreds of people, and soldiers to protect all of them, but then these fools would be crying about the “Russian Invasion”.

.....”In Ukraine, in the middle of an active area of fighting, the initial response was one ambulance, one old fire truck with water, several locals, and a truckload of rebels.....And ALL of them were risking their lives just to do that.....You will note how Kiev didn't’ immediately respond with hundreds of people, either”.....

Yes indeed...and there was precious little ever reported about those people who went ‘to rescue’ any who might have survived that crash, rather they were criticized for being there ....as though the only people worthy of praise is if we've called for an International Attempt! Kiev Gov. can't move on anything without the US authorizing it, which would require Obama to make up his ungodly mind before any could act....and of course that would mean leading from the rear. We've seen plenty enough how that works....people die.

Russia was quick to say they'd respond, but of course nobody wanted Russia's assistance.

What's interesting is no matter if Russia does anything...Russia is at fault for everything....'Obama's agenda' to repeat this has completely taken over all headlines throughout the world.

In Ukraine, in the middle of an active area of fighting

There is ONLY an active area of fighting because Russia is funding, training and sending weapons (some heavy) to the "separatists". What remained of the conflict would be over and this passenger jet would never have been shot down were it not for Russia's interference in the Ukraine. It appears to me that at least some of these "separatist" leaders aren't even Ukrainian at all.

Try to live in the here and now instead of crying about the overthrow of a government months ago that you seem to still want to support. It's pretty clear that a majority of Ukrainians have long been ready to move on, they had an election, the Right Sector boogeyman you Putinista types kept flailing around about got 2% of the vote and are insignificant, the civil strife would have passed weeks/months ago were it not for Russia's interference. I remember all this Putinista excuse making from you and others when the Russian defense ministry was claiming they had no troops in the Crimea, which was not believable at the time and later became absolutely clear it was a lie.

Here is what Russia can/should do today. Go away. Get out of the Ukraine. Stop inciting, funding, providing weapons, etc, to dubious/thuggish forces that are prolonging the fighting in, thankfully, increasingly small parts of the Ukraine.