To quote Gen Swarzkoff:" I do not know why the Brits lose so many Tornado´s there is no reason to go low level over the desert we are master of the sky anyway"
Thats a low statement considering he was running the show!!!
Besides anybody can launch an attack from miles away.
Its already been said, the crew made a decision and went with that all factors considered, commercial will always take a part in any decision making process, but maybe thats why a lot of US airlines went to bankruptcy protection.
Already said 2 engines with 3 hrs divert, no commercial decision there!!!!!!!!
System redundency down to 50% not 75% maybe that should be challenged by the FAA also!! or the airlines still to powerful there too.
We should accept the fact a decision was made , we might not like it but no regulations were broken, how they can win a case on that i dont know.