You have to understand that the World does not accept WH claims as a gospel any more. U.S. deceived the World so many times that even allies ask - where is the beef?
There isn't any.
Take for example today's editorial in French Le Figaro.
The article is quite telling since Le Figaro is neither pro-Russian nor more anti-American than the rest of French MSM.
Germans press is no different.
What is seldom reported is the fact that there were several Western airliners in the vicinity just before the crash. Chances are they were carrying sigint gathering equipment as well.
I suspect that the release of black boxes and Russian statement to the media were timed to coincide, and that EU countries got all the facts beforehand to verify from their own sources. There were also two airborne NATO AWACS at the time. Not to mention spy satellites of other countries beside Russia and the U.S.
It is like a game of cards where all players at the table counted the cards and the U.S. is attempting to call bluff and refuses to show cards.
Because of the rampant misuse of tust in the past (KAL 007, WMD, Assad's nerve gas attack, to name a few) American word WITHOUT proof is not taken seriously.
Serious people are not fooled easily with "as reported on Facebook and Twitter".
Where are the original recordings of Kiev ATC and KH17? How Kiev ATC reacted when KH17 veered off the path after Donetsk fly-by? How Kiev knew right away BUK was used? Why Kiev refused to admit that SU-25 was 3mi from KH17?
Why the photo of BUK taken in Krasnoarmeysk (under Kiev control) is used by the U.S. as an evidence of insurgents having BUK? Why Kiev flew fighter jet on commercial aviation corridor? Why Kiev deployed BUKs and kupola radar near the crash site? Why the U.S. ignores the existence of Kiev BUKs on that fateful day?
There are at least 20 more questions to ask, many of them Why?
In the name of open discussion, try to answer to at least some of them.
In my view, MH17 is Flying Maine, Flying Lusitania and may God helps us all.
I don’t buy the WH bs any more than you do but I do believe the US intel on the facts regarding Russia. Our military people are still brave honorable patriots even with the traitor in the WH. What I also don’t buy is the Kremlim bs Paulbot conspiracy shite you do.