That is totally irresponsible talk by intelligence agents. It suggests a possibility to the Russians that the Americans engineered the plane destruction, whether real or propaganda.
More like bummer & crew realizes Russia is showing us and the world just what he's really been up and NOT doing - who's been arming up the enemy, etc - and see the world cheering Russia on....so they're going to try and make it look like they have a hand in fighting the right side too...and try to take credit for it -
They're trying to impose a 'no fly' over Syria - which would protect their ISIS/"Moderate Islamist Terrorists" - saying "Russia has no right to tell US where we can fly!"
We're not supposed to know that the WE have no right to impose a no fly zone, where only WE can fly, over a SOVEREIGN country.
Russia is there by the invitation of the lawful leader of the country. We would NOT be. (the nations of the world have so determined in the UN...not that I have one whit of respect for the UN, but this is no time for bummer to fly in it's face.)