No there is no doubt about which side shot down this aircraft, the only open question is whether Moscow knew about the targeting of a civilian aircraft and/or if Moscow actually ordered the firing of the missile at a civilian target.
OK, sounds like it happened in the way you describe, insofar as those who release this information to us wish to describe it. What should the US official reaction be?
Kenny Bunk,
Sorry it took me so long to reply. You asked how I thought the US should respond: I think the US response should have been to start supplying the Ukrainians arms and Intel so they can defeat the Russian backed separatists in the east and eventually take back the Crimea. The US should also restart the ABM defense system that Obama abandoned in Eastern Europe and President Obama should be rallying the Western Allies and NATO to back Ukraine to the hilt in a coordinated diplomatic offense designed to isolate Russia diplomatically on the world stage. Of course none of this will happen because it would be in the US’s best interests to have such a response but our current President does not believe in acting in the best interests of the US.
Best Regards