What a horrible tragedy! You probably know by now that a passenger jet full of approximately 300 passengers was shot down over eastern Ukraine. Although this article states that non-state actors don't usually have access to missiles that can go up past 10,000 feet, I wouldn't be surprised if Russia gave rebels in Ukraine some advanced weaponry. (If it is true that this was shot down by a military, then that is completely outrageous.) If Russian-backed rebels are the culprit, then this is one more reason why rebels should never be supported by any side in (nearly) any conflict. Rebels are not like states. Rebels can do as they please without the consequences that would befall a national government. This goes for almost all rebels everywhere. Of course, Russia is trying to dictate what Ukraine can and can't do. On the other hand, the United States is supporting rebels in Syria because Russia has its only Mediterranean military port in Syria. And we know that in