Talk:Erusean Supreme Commander/@comment-209.164.246.75-20150616020007/@comment-2094030-20150630023355

Let's not see the incident just from the civilian part. See from the Erusian side and the defector side. Erusian side believe they are attacking valid targets. It explains the lack of warning, which means the defectors have announced their allegiance. Those who take side in a conflict are valid targets, including civilians if they are clearly supporting the opponent. In the defector side, they believe they can shield themselves using civilians so that the Erusians cannot fire at them. It was never explained whether the two flights were originally heading for the ISAF territory or the defectors made them go to the ISAF territory. In the first case, then the planes are civilian and cannot be fired upon. In the second case, it means the crew and other passengers agreed to assist the defectors. The planes' allegiance in this case is ISAF and not civilian, so they can be fired upon. The plea for ceasefire isn't followed by the real act of surrendering (returning to Erusian area), so they can still be fired upon.