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The jet was not flying right outside the United States though.

Did you even read the comment thread before responding to GP? You're just spreading misinformation.

His point is that the United States is the country acting in a hostile fashion.

It’s satire, a hit at global geopolitics where the US is placed as the global police. A joke, if you will.

I read about this incident in detail even before it was posted on HN.