papershuffler said
The Malaysians' trust in the US may be ebbing as many of the recent stories come from 'US sources', i.e. leaks, and are critical of the Malaysians.
If there is sensitive data you really need to know it's not going to go any further.
The Malaysians may be thinking, 'You're going to blame either our pilots, procedures, or maintenance instead of your US-made aircraft, why should we work with you?'
Would you want to work with someone who may not be able to help, and could just stab you in the back, repeatedly? Then insist that you are to blame as their investigative bodies may conclude (e.g. Egyptair)?
(During one of the investigations I worked on several years ago, a copy of a request for information to a US state containing many sensitive details was uploaded to the state's public online library and made available for all to view. The state refused to remove it . It made relationships rather frosty.)
This is honestly a flat out freakin disgusting post
First, those "leaks" are pretty much the only reason 14 countries aren't still wasting time looking in the Gulf today - remember, the official Malaysian position pretty much never changed from it going down there until US Officials "leaked" the plane flying for 5+ more hours... (only after which time did India and Australia really get involved searching places the plane could actually be)
Second, the Malaysian Governments biggest concern should be trying to find 200+ lives that may be able to be saved for all anyone knows
Third, the Malaysian Government can clearly not even begin to do this themselves, and has more than a little issue with transparency, consistency and even coming to grips with basic common sense (how long were they going to keep us looking in a gulf they knew on day 1 they had evidence it wasn't in, anyway? And how long was it going to take before they took seriously the possibility the pilot could ever be involved? And on and on...)
Forth, it is hardly JUST the US that is telling them to be more transparent; we have seen similar from just about every country involved in this search (especially Vietnam and China, the two countries Malaysia jerked around the most at the beginning of all this) Shoot, there are even endless reports that most of their own people and a few scattered officials are furious and distrustful of the way Malaysia is handling this!
Lastly, you seem to be under the impression it can not under any circumstances ever possibly be the "pilots, procedures, or maintenance" that is at fault here and absolutely MUST be because it was a "US-made aircraft" - being you have a god-like ability to be so all knowing, I suggest you tell the Malaysian Government exactly what happened and where the plane is then (just don't feel too bummed when they dismiss you outright; you have to understand they have actual evidence saying whatever your theory is, it is already basically impossible)
As I said before, just a flat out disgusting post consistent with a useless tin-foil hat wearing conspiracy nut, not a person with even basic level of critical thinking that should actually be taken seriously by anyone
It's offensive really even having to read the drivel when we have people possibly laying somewhere dying because of the Malaysian 'maybe we'll help, maybe we won't - we'll tell ya later' games with all involved; games you apparently full-heatedly support them playing