[Durus]

Incompetence? The idea that a ground to air missile launch can happen due to incompetence seems much more far fetched then it being done intentionally.

[Alberta's Child]

Look at the various incidents that occur with the U.S. military in any given year — from training mishaps to Navy ships crashing into cargo vessels.

Heck — look at NASA, for heaven's sakes. Out of the agency’s fleet of five space shuttles, two of them were destroyed in catastrophic failures. You wouldn’t accept that kind of a failure rate in a toaster oven or a pocket calculator.

[rx]

"probably just incompetence"

Is that comment from an educated, thoughtful person?

I have several friends and acquaintances in the NTSB and FAA. Incompetence does not begin to account for the downing of TW800. The proof of the missile shoot-down was systematically ignored.

And for what it's worth, I ought to know.