Originally Posted by
Andy_S
I don't think they regard it as a "right". Given the circumstances it sounds more like precautionary advice.
I dunno...The U.S. seems to abrogate itself 'the right' to do an awful lot of questionable things around the world. For example, the law they have given themselves to prosecute someone who kills a US Citizen in a foreign country as though said person was killed walking down Hollywood Boulevade. Or invading Iraq the second time, or irradiating a good portion of the Pacific testing their nukes and a whooole lot of other events...
Originally Posted by Ironbutt57
would you rather they NOT warn you? in fact, they are NOT warning you, they are asking you to identify yourself since they apparently haven't, they do have the right to identify potential threats, and defend themselves if necessary...
Their "warning" because they haven't identified you is the scary part...With all the systems, sensors and technology reportedly available on their various ships, they still feel it necessary to warn civillian traffic "just in case" they experience "scenario fulfilment" again and blow another civillian airliner out of the sky. Not exactly something that gives a warm and fuzzy feeling, TBH...