Originally Posted by
Cloud Cutter
To suggest this was caused by a mechanical event, completely unrelated to the present military conflict, seems pretty ridiculous. Catastrophic mechanical failures leading to this type of inflight break-up simply do not happen in modern transport aircraft. The odds of this happening at anytime, anywhere in the world are minimal. The odds of this happening at a time and place coincident with the conflict are infinitesimal. Media reports of anything other than foul play (deliberate or otherwise) simply lack credibility.
Does anyone disagree with me? Would love to hear the reasoning.
No disagreement. Common sense and Occam's Razor suggest missile, bomb, something powerful going boom. Whether it was deliberate or inadvertent and who may have "done it" are all just speculation at this point.