Dear Oh dear
people need to realise in the spook world there is no right and no wrong.
The cold war went on so long because both sides saw and portrayed each other as a threat.
As we found out afterwards the Russians were afraid of Nato and its capability and would never have started a war they knew they would lose but at the same time their paranoia caused them to do some stupid and some nasty things.
Wicked Ruskies down civilian jet with Americans on board =global tragedy
Gallant Americans shoot down Iranian airliner with only Iranians and regional nationals on board=defence of the free world.
Both as bad as each other-big bullying nations