The destruction of Ukrainian flight was such a terrible tragedy, but the blatant denial by the Iranian government, even before all investigation into the crash was completed, was atrocious and insensitive to the victims families and friends. Everyone makes mistakes. Countless soldiers have been killed by friendly fire or mechanical miscalculations, people die in accidents everyday, children pick up guns and inadvertently shoot a sibling or friends, the list goes on and on. Accountability, acknowledgement, and contrition goes a long way in the healing process for those families left to live out their lives with the loss.
I appreciate General Hossein Salami's confession and heartfelt apology for the two missiles that shot down flight 752 and killing all 176 souls on board. I believe that he was devastated by this horrible error and sincere in his statement, "I swear to almighty God that I wished I was on that plane and had crashed with them and burned but had not witnessed this tragic incident."
So now it's time to heal ... to pray for peace and comfort for the families and friends of the victims, to pray for peace of mind for the soldiers and leaders who shot down the plane and to hope for peace and calm for all of Iran and pray for a healthy relationship between the USA and Iran, well, with all the nations of this little planet.
